Small-type coastal whaling
Small-type whaler
Designated fishery
Five of nine vessels currently operating
IWC, national governments, and whale management
IWC moratorium on commercial whaling and Japan's efforts to continue@sustainable
small-type coastal whaling
Unnecessary moratorium on minke whaling
The competition between fishermen and the expanding whale populations
An interim relief allocation of 50 minke whales
Vessels' home ports
Current non-minke catch quotas
Whaling season