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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 ...
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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]
Higher prices for butcher shops have translated to higher prices for customers.
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On September 6, 2010, they were found guilty of trespassing and of stealing whale meat they believed to have been illegally diverted from whaling research for personal profit. They were sentenced to one year in prison by the Aomori District Court, but the sentences were suspended for three years. [ 2 ]
Conservation groups are working hard to protect what is left of the North Atlantic right whale population, and the U.S. government announced $9 million in new funding last year to help.
The record-breaking gigantic alligator has been turned into meat to help feed local soup kitchens in the area Record-breaking 14-foot gator meat was donated to Mississippi soup kitchens Skip to ...