I’m sure Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson will be whoring himself out all over the media after this announcement by the Japanese:
Japan has suspended its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic for now after a hardline anti-whaling group gave chase to its mother ship and it may call the fleet back home, a government official said.
Regular attempts by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to interrupt hunts have caused irritation in Japan, one of only three countries that now hunt whales and where the government says it is an important cultural tradition.
“Putting safety as a priority, the fleet has halted scientific whaling for now. We are currently considering what to do hereafter,” said Tatsuya Nakaoku, an official at the Fisheries Agency.
When asked if Japan was considering bringing back the fleet earlier than planned, he said this remained an option and added that Japan’s whaling plans were not going smoothly. [Reuters]
I’m not sure how significant this is because we don’t know how many whales the Japanese whalers have already caught considering the winter whaling season is almost over. Also Japan Probe has some pretty good speculation that since the Japanese have a year and a half of whale meat stocked up that they may have their whalers take a year or two off in order to kill Sea Shepherd’s Whale Wars show.
You know what I would like to see, the Russians to take up whaling and see what would happen to Sea Shepherd if they messed with them. 
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10:40 pm on February 17th, 2011 1
I heard they are re-tasking the whaling ships into munitions research vessels and will be testing a wide range of depth charges throughout the southern ocean.
Other than that, it is a pretty clever move to kill Whale Wars. I wonder who Paul Watson will go and pester now that his mission is accomplished.
Boy, I bet he feels sorry.
11:40 pm on February 17th, 2011 2
I'd like to see the whale hunting stop forever AND Paul Watson be relegated to weather reports at McMurdo…
12:40 am on February 18th, 2011 3
I don't think they will bother the tuna fisher!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fivA1bDLgvI
1:26 am on February 18th, 2011 4
Here's a chance for "Captain" Paul 'fat-ass' Watson to bring his circus to the bering sea. Save the Crabs!!! It would make a great cross over hit for Discovery Channel and he'd likely get his ass kicked at Dutch Harbor. Oh yeah, I'd like to see that on IMAX, baby!
8:35 am on February 18th, 2011 5
"Japan has suspended its annual whale hunt…"
“Putting safety as a priority, the fleet has halted scientific whaling for now…."
What the hell is it? A whale hunt or "scientific whaling"
What's the saying: Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
At least Watson and the Shepards know what the hell their doing as opposed to the "scientist." And if the Japs just came out and said they are hunting whale to kill and eat them instead of saying something like they are conducting scientific research in one sentence and in the next saying "the government says it is an important cultural tradition".
Whale meat doesn't even taste good and I don't know why anyone would even want to eat it.
Congratulations Sea Shepherd!
8:50 am on February 18th, 2011 6
"Whale meat doesn’t even taste good and I don’t know why anyone would even want to eat it."
How wrong you are.
After all the angry whining by the militant wing of the whale lovers, I decided to balance their bad Karma with a tasty whale dinner.
The whale I had was fantastic. It was like a big, melt-in-your-mouth-tender steak. It did not taste fishy and it was not overly fatty but seemed to have enough to give it that warm flavor a nice marbled steak has.
It really did taste like a cow steak except it was very creamy in its texture and mild in its flavor. I was told that it was not particularly good whale meat… and, perhaps, even the lowest quality available… and I even suspect that it very well could have been dolphin… as it is frequently passed off as whale according to The Cove.
I don't know.
But I do know that I will be eating more whale when I get the chance… and that chance will be in September.
I never would have thought of it if Paul Watson and his minions weren't such diicks.
9:03 am on February 18th, 2011 7
Why doesn't "Captain" Watson now go after Norway and Iceland. Oh wait, they might not play as nice as the Japanese.
Norway and Iceland aren't playing games. They maintain objections to the moratorium and hunt commercially right out in the open.
I do not know if this is correct but here's a list of some of the 27 countries which supposedly continue whaling in one form or another or are considered pro-whaling:
Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cameroon, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea, Iceland, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Russia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Togo, and Tuvalu.
9:54 am on February 18th, 2011 8
#7 that's just proof Watson is a racist…
11:21 am on February 18th, 2011 9
Notice how the white supremists don't attack Nordic country ships. I can't wait til the white powers of the world to go bankrupt and beg for money, like Iceland, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and soon to be Britain and US.
12:36 pm on February 18th, 2011 10
If whale meat taste like a "nice marbled steak" why don't you just eat a nice marbled steak? Or better yet, eat a fantastic steak?
Sorry CH, I had to use the "doesn't even taste good" to trap someone into saying it taste like succulent chicken, or as you put-it, a nice steak….
1:11 pm on February 18th, 2011 11
Notice Korea is on the pro-whaling list?
4:39 pm on February 18th, 2011 12
Lemmy.
I gave my truthful thoughts on whale meat. How was I trapped? You could have just asked.
When pushed, I get satisfaction in pushing back… so what started as my own personal protest to help the universe not reward biitches, turned into discovery that they are hiding a secret… and, perhaps, there is even a global conspiracy of sorts… an anti-marketing campaign, if you will…
But whale is tasty.
So why don't I just eat a steak? Whale is better than steak. Think of the best bite of steak you ever had… now picture a single steak about the size of an entire cow… all of the same tender quality and creamy consistancy.
But it is less common and more expensive than a steak… so, mostly, I will continue to eat steak.
But… if they were side-by-side at the same price in the cooler… well…
Also, upon further thought, this may have not been dolphin… as I did see another chunk that had a layer of fat and smooth black skin. I only recently learned of the dolphin-whale switch-a-roo and it got me wondering.
It all never would have happened if the whale warriors weren't so irritating.
5:59 pm on February 18th, 2011 13
Stop crucifying Tom!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7-2ura5Nbs
7:39 pm on February 18th, 2011 14
7,
You forgot the US on that list. About 60 whales per year. That's incredibly high considering the entire aboriginal population in the Canadian Arctic are allowed one every two years.
7:42 pm on February 18th, 2011 15
If Tom was a whale, he'd probably be a beluga…yes, the whitest one there is. Being an aboriginal Canadian, I'm willing to be I've got more "Asian" blood in me than he does.
9:16 pm on February 18th, 2011 16
Over heard at a bar long ago in Anjung-ri, when korean women "danced"
for GI's.
"Hi, you look like you have some American in you." "No. No american in me. 100% Korean." "Would you like some American in you?" (shy smile followed by price quote)