South Korea suspected of deliberately netting whales: New Scientist - AFP

Source: Agence France-Presse

South Korea suspected of deliberately netting whales: New Scientist

Wed May 9, 1:45 PM ET

PARIS (AFP) - South Korean fishermen caught 80 percent more whales
than they officially reported, a finding that is fuelling suspicions that
-- far from accidentally netting cetaceans -- they deliberately try
to snare them, New Scientist says.

In a report carried in this Saturday's issue, the British science weekly
cites DNA experts, who estimate South Korean trawlermen caught
827 minke whales between 1999 and 2003.

This compares with the figure of 458 that the fishermen officially
reported to the authorities.

Whale meat can be sold legally in`South Korea if the animals are
caught by accidentally in fishing nets, but these deaths must be
reported to the authorities.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070509/wl_asia_afp/environmentwhaling_070509172539

> Whale meat can be sold legally in South Korea if the animals are
> caught accidentally in fishing nets

:wow: