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Letter: Whales in the clear

Published 30 June 2001

From Sigrid Lueber

In response to Fred Pearce’s article
(9 June, p 17), it is not whales but
unselective and unsustainable fishing methods by humans that have exploited fish
stocks. The new Japanese strategy to claim that whales eat more fish than people
eat has only one goal: to resume large-scale commercial whaling.

It is disappointing that New Scientist is publishing Japanese
whaling propaganda.

Wädenswil, Germany

Issue no. 2296 published 23 June 2001

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