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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		A surprising truth about whaling
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:13:33
	Publish Date:		2019-07-04 13:00:00
	Description:		Arguments against whaling often hinge on the idea that whale populations are critically low. But is it possible that modern commercial whaling is actually more sustainable that we realise? Japan restarted its hunt this week, this time on a commercial basis, rather than relying on pretence of scientific whaling. In today's episode, a former chair of the International Whaling Commission, Peter Bridgewater, explains some unexpected truths about the reality of global whale populations in 2019. We also get an up close look and taste of whale meat, when we start our story in a Tokyo restaurant.
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