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Fresh fin whale meat is auctioned for the first time in decades in Japan

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Meat from fin whales caught for first time in nearly 50 years off Japan ’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram at auction.

Japan 's Fisheries Agency added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted.

Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone after withdrawing from the IWC in 2019 .

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