http://www.earthplatform.com/c/nature/water/news-about-oceans-and-seas http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/photo-audio-video/ocean-defenders-tv/special-video-preview http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/photo-audio-video/ocean-defenders-tv/special-video-preview Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:35:41 GMT http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/japan-whaling-and-the-esperan It is cherry blossom season here in Japan, and Tokyo is beautiful, with lovely spring weather and trees in full bloom. Unfortunately while people here enjoy the season, our ship the Esperanza is at sea in force 8 conditions as organisations within Japan attempt to deny her entry into port. http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/japan-whaling-and-the-esperan Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/whalers-factory-ship-arrives The Nisshin Maru arrived in Tokyo Bay today. Its time in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was cut short by a tragic fire, which claimed the life of one crewmember and threatened the Antarctic environment. Over the course of this past season 505 minke and three endangered fin whales were killed. Recently the an International Whaling Commission (IWC) review of Japan's so called whaling programme showed that their "research" has learned virtually nothing about whale populations in the Southern Oceans despite 18 years of hunting. http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/whalers-factory-ship-arrives Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT