The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an activist whale protection agency, launched a full-on attack against the Japanese whalers in Australian Antarctic waters, including launching rotten butter bombs at the Japanese harpoon whaling vessel the Yushin Maru No 2.   The attack on Friday had to be cut short due to unfavourable weather conditions, but has stopped the Japanese whaling activity for the time being.

The Japanese fleet is whaling in Australian waters, despite an order of the Australian court for the Japanese to cease and desist from killing whales in Australian waters.

Commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean is illegal.  The Japanese are undertaking commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary under the guise of scientific research, for which provision is made by the International Whaling Commission.

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