Environmental and conservation groups are applauding the ruling made by the International Court of Justice that stated that no more permits will be given for Japan’s “scientific whaling” program.
The court voted overwhelmingly that the size and scope of Japan’s whaling program was not driven by scientific considerations. Therefore all permits must be cancelled and no new ones issued.
For over 30 years, groups such as Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd have been campaigning against whaling and the senseless ocean marine life destruction.
According to a report from Sea Shepherd, the “whales have won!”
“In a stunning victory for the whales, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague announced their binding decision today in the landmark case of Australia v. Japan, ruling that Japan’s JARPA II whaling program in the Antarctic is not for scientific purposes and ordering that all permits given under JARPA II be revoked. The news was applauded and celebrated by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society USA and Sea Shepherd Australia, both of which have directly intervened against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.
“Representing Sea Shepherd in the courtroom to hear the historic verdict were Captain Alex Cornelissen, Executive Director of Sea Shepherd Global and Geert Vons, Director of Sea Shepherd Netherlands. They were accompanied by Sea Shepherd Global’s Dutch legal counsel.”
