A Bryde's whale auction was held on Thursday in Sendai, the first since Japan ended its 31-year commercial whaling hiatus a month ago, with cuts of the single animal on offer sold for up to 20,000 yen ($183) per kilogram.Bryde's whale meat is expected to become the most widely available whale product for consumers due to the catch quota for the species being the largest among all that are now commercially hunted by Japanese fleets.The auction started at 6 a.m. at a market in the northeastern Japan city. Participants also ate whale sashimi during a tasting event held in conjunction with the …READ FULL ARTICLE
