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There is the wider political issue on fishing rights, namely whether fishing in international waters should be regulated. Japan have always enjoyed support for
by Laforet 8y ago
There is the wider political issue on fishing rights, namely whether fishing in international waters should be regulated. Japan have always enjoyed support for whaling from China and Russia notwithstanding their geopolitical conflicts elsewhere because their interests align. So did Norway and Iceland as both nations have significant commercial fishing industry.
- mc32 8y agoApparently the USSRs horse in that race was that it was heavily under reporting its catch by at least an order of magnitude, so it’s unsurprising they’d have common interest in that area.