There has been a little bit of movement in regard to stopping the Japanese whaling fleet from killing 50 whales in their annual food hunt which is disguised as scientific research. Australia's new government has already committed its military vessels to monitor their activity and Greenpeace is going to give them hell regardless. The big news is that they may come to agreement not to kill the Humpbacks full stop. Peter Garret former Midnight Oil lead singer and now Australia environment minister says that is not enough and wants whale hunting stopped completely.
HERE is the latest from ABC NEWS and also a little inside snippet connecting it to flyfishing from Australia's original fly fisho Rod Harrison on Dan Blanton's board HERE