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Published online 5 February 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070205-2
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Accidental whale kills prompt concern
Japan questioned for not preventing tangles in fishing nets.
The death of another critically endangered western grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in Japanese fishing nets has scientists and conservationists concerned for the safety of the species — and confused as to why the deaths are happening.
In January, fishermen found the dead body of a juvenile female in fixed fishing nets in Yoshihama Bay, northeastern Japan.
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