Nation Jun 13 Washington’s Makah Tribe is one step closer to resuming its whale hunting tradition By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Science Apr 24 Explore the haunting remains of an Antarctic whaling boomtown Deception Island, aptly named, hides its history. The island conceals a secret bay, a sunken volcanic caldera that hosts rusting whaling equipment and the legacy of human industry in Antarctica. By Vicky Stein
World Dec 26 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: White House says Powell, Mnuchin jobs are safe In our Wednesday news wrap, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the jobs of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are safe. President Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell, while Mnuchin has taken fire for comments…
World Dec 26 Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic Japan announced Wednesday that it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts for the animals for the first time in 30 years, but said it would no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Nation Jan 10 Watch 1:29 Remains of 144-year-old whaling shipwreck discovered near Alaska Archaeologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have made a startling discovery off the coast of Alaska: Whaling ships that sank 144 years ago. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports. By PBS News Hour
Jul 26 Study suggests Japan falsified whale hunting data during the 1960s By Carey Reed Japanese commercial whale fleets are accused of altering their records in the late 1960s, according to a study published recently in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Continue reading
Mar 31 UN court orders Japan to stop whaling program By Ariel Min Japan has been ordered to immediately halt whaling off Antarctica, after the United Nations’ International Court of Justice voted on Monday, 12 to 4, against Japan’s JARPA II special permits, which are issued for scientific research. Continue reading