, formed in 1987 (formerly Kyodo Hogei, since 1976), is a consolidation of earlier whaling departments of
Japanese
fisheries. The for-profit company conducts the collection, processing and wholesale of the whale byproducts on behalf of the
Institute of Cetacean Research
The is a Japanese entity that claims to be a research organization specializing in the "biological and social sciences related to whales".
In the past, it killing several hundred whales per year in the name of its 'research', the validity and ...
, in accordance with IWC Article VIII which specifically requires the byproducts to be sold and used. In 2000, it had nine vessels and its main income was $45M of fees from the institute.
See also
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Whaling
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution.
It was practiced as an organized industr ...
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Whaling in Japan
Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese whaling on an industrial scale began around the 1890s when Japan started to participate ...
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Institute of Cetacean Research
The is a Japanese entity that claims to be a research organization specializing in the "biological and social sciences related to whales".
In the past, it killing several hundred whales per year in the name of its 'research', the validity and ...
References
Fishing organizations
Fishing industry in Japan
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