July 11, 2012 – South Korea says it may scrap research whaling plans that have been widely criticized.
Fisheries official Kang Joon-suk said Wednesday that Seoul may drop the plans if it finds ways to study whales without killing them.
The government said last week that it would allow the killing of whales for research because fishermen were complaining that whales were eating large amounts of fish.
The announcement drew protests from non-whaling nations and environmentalists who suspected the plan was a cover for commercial whaling.
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