Whale Sushi in Los Angeles and Seoul Evidence of Illegal Trade
CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 15, 2010 (ENS) - An illegal trade in whalemeat, linking whales killed in Japan's controversial scientific whaling program to sushi restaurants in Los Angeles, California and Seoul, South Korea, has been uncovered by an international team of scientists, documentary filmmakers and environmental advocates.
Genetic analysis of sashimi served at a Los Angeles sushi restaurant in October 2009 has confirmed that the pieces of raw meat purchased by filmmakers of the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove," came from an endangered sei whale.