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Japanese whaling fleet kill Antarctic minke whales in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica
The harpoon deck and crew of the Yushin Maru, a Japanese whale catcher ship, one of five ships involved in the annual hunt of Antarctic Minke whales in the Southern Ocean off of Antarctica. all whales are caught under the guise of scientific research, a point that environmental protest Greenpeace disputes.
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Location: Southern Ocean
Photo credit: © jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy / Afripics
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