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In 1998–1999, Harvard researchers published their DNA identifications of samples of whale meat they obtained in the Japanese market, and found that mingled among the presumably legal (i.e. minke whale meat) was a sizeable proportion of dolphin and porpoise meats, and instances of endangered species such as fin whale and humpback whale.
Chunks of meat from the first whales caught since Japan resumed commercial whaling this week fetched "celebration prices" at auction Thursday. The fresh meat sold for up to 15,000 yen ($140) per ...
In 2006, 5,560 tons of whale meat was sold for consumption. [9] In modern-day Japan, two cuts of whale meat are usually distinguished: the belly meat and the tail or fluke meat. Fluke meat can sell for $200 per kilogram, over three times the price of belly meat. [8]
The post-war recovery established whale meat as a nationwide food source for the first time. In 1947 whale meat made up over 50 percent of the meat consumed in Japan. [citation needed] The market significantly increased through commercial sale and public distribution. In 1954, the School Lunch Act also included whale meat in compulsory ...
Higher prices for butcher shops have translated to higher prices for customers.
Whale meat captured in Norway is primarily eaten by humans. In 2014 113 metric tonnes of offal and other byproducts were sold to make animal feed for the fur industry. [34] [35] Whale meat is also used as a niche product for pet food in Norway. [36] According to opinion polls by Opinion in 2009 and 2010, about 80% of Norwegians have eaten whale ...
Drone videos of gray whales off Oregon have revealed new details about how the marine mammals find food. The findings were described in studies this summer.
At about the same time though, petroleum oil was discovered in Pennsylvania, which caused whale oil prices to crash. [1] By 1840, increased competition and a decline in international whale oil and bone prices and increased costs led to the two local companies' closures. Some whale boats were used for ferry services on the Swan River. An ...