Critics of the legitimacy of Japan’s whaling fleet’s claims that they are conducting scientific research and not just conducting a covert commercial whale hunt have long said that whale meat was being sold on the sly. Now a former whaler–calling himself Kujira-san (Mr. Whale)–has told The

Guardian that it was common practice for whalers to take home 5-10 boxes and make a hefty profit. One wha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Japanese Whalers Building Homes, Buying Cars With Illegally Sold Whale Meat: Former Whaler