Today a fleet of Japanese ships departed for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. If you think they've left for a whale watching pleasure cruise, think again. These six ships are planning to hunt down and kill 1,000 whales, despite a worldwide ban on whaling in effect for almost 20 years.

These whalers are exploiting a loophole that allows whaling for scientific purposes. But these 1,000 whales will end up on supermarket shelves, not in laboratories - you can count on it. We're calling on Japan to honor the moratorium and call off the hunt.

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