In the ages preceding the rise of the whaling industry, humans could only obtain blue whale meat and blubber when a beaching occurred. As whaling technology improved, hunters were able to pursue ...

The tail meat, known as "onomi," fetched the peak ... Fin whales, the second-largest whale species after blue whales, were previously protected due to overhunting. Why Are Fin Whales Back on ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Raw whale meat fetched 500,000 yen ($3,560) per kilogram at an auction here on Nov. 14, double the previous record of 250,000 yen set in Osaka in October.

Tokoro said that whale meat has fallen out of favor with the Japanese ... “Fin whales, the second largest species after blue whales, are a symbol of marine life,” said Sanada, whose group ...