Japan's hunt for minke whales resume in coastal areas off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese whaling ships resumed Monday hunting of minke whales in coastal areas off northern Japan's Hokkaido, and are likely to reach their catch quota later this month.Since restarting commercial whaling in July for the first time in 31 years, the government has set a quota of 53 minke whales through late December to prevent overhunting, with 33 of them allocated for coastal whaling.The Japan Small-Type Whaling Association estimates this year's hunting of minke whales in Japanese coastal areas could wrap up at the end of September.Early Monday, five small-sized whaling ves…READ FULL ARTICLE