Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated aggression by a conservationist group, a government official said Feb. 16. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships have been chasing the Japanese whaling fleet for weeks in the icy seas off Antarctica, trying to block Japan’s annual whale hunt. Japan has halted the hunt since Feb. 10 after persistent “violent” disruptions by the anti-whaling protesters, said fisheries agency official Tatsuya Nakaoku.
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