Whaling Mother Ship Kangei Maru Sets Sail for 2nd Season; Aims to Catch Fin Whales in Sea of Okhotsk Off Hokkaido

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:29 JST,
April 22, 2025
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi — The Kangei Maru, the world’s only whaling mother ship, left its home Port of Shimonoseki on Monday for its second whaling season with the aim of catching fin whales for the first time in the Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido with the consent of local fishing cooperatives.
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