• A sei whale and its calf are seen in a photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION / VIA KYODO
    A sei whale and its calf are seen in a photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION / VIA KYODO

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SOCHI, RUSSIA – An international conservation committee ruled on Tuesday that Japan’s domestic commercial distribution of meat from sei whales caught for scientific purposes violates the so-called Washington convention and advised the country to take corrective steps.

The pact, formally called the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, lists sei whales as one of the most endangered species and prohibits their commercial trade, although the treaty allows catches for scientific purposes.

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