Fin whale meat again on the menu in Japan for first time in almost 50 years

The fresh meat from fin whales was sold at a fish market in Shimonoseki. Picture: Shimonoseki City, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Maintenance Division via AP

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to about £1,030 (€1,200) per kilo at auction.

Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three whale species that can be legally hunted as the country expands commercial whaling along its coast.