Japan is pulling out of the International Whaling Commission. Here's how it works and what it means. ByRachel Fobar December 26, 2018 •7 min read ...

Iceland's largest whaling company – Hvalur hf. – will not be hunting this season. This marks the second consecutive year that the company has opted out of whaling during the summer season ...

Iceland's largest whaling company – Hvalur hf. – will not be hunting this season. This marks the second consecutive year that the company has opted out of whaling during the summer season. Although ...

NEW BEDFORD – The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting Thursday, April 17 a cultural program that will delve into the rich and intriguing history of Pico - the second largest island in the ...

Old whaling ship logbooks in a local library may offer up new insight into climate change. An unlikely project is unfolding at the Providence Public Library. Local historians and scientists are ...

Just two weeks ago, the government of Denmark freed Paul Watson, a Japanese anti-whaling activist for which Japan had sought extradition to stand trial, owing to his alleged role in aggressively ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — Friday evening is the official kickoff for the 29th annual Moby Dick Read-a-thon at the Whaling Musuem in New Bedford. A time where people come from all over to hear ...

Renowned anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland after spending five months behind bars. The Danish Justice Ministry announced that he will not be extradited ...

Japan argues that whaling is part of its history and culture. A rigid insistence on maritime sovereignty offers a more convincing explanation for Tokyo’s stance.

A four-decade-old moratorium on commercial whaling will remain in force after a proposal to overturn it was withdrawn Thursday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Peru’s ...

For 50 years the Descendants of Whaling Masters has preserved the history and tradition of the whaling era. Here's some stories from local descendants.

BERLIN — Greenland police said they arrested a veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Paul Watson was arrested ...