The Yūshin Maru (勇新丸, Yūshin Maru) is a Japanese-registered whale catcher that undertakes whaling operations in the North Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean. Along with other vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet, she has been featured on American television since 2008, in the documentary-style reality series Whale Wars.[4]

Gallery

  • Yūshin Maru with a Whale
    Yūshin Maru with a Whale
  • Yūshin Maru with a Whale
    Yūshin Maru with a Whale

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "YUSHINMARU: ship particulars". Fleetmon.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Matsuoka, K.; Tamura, T.; Mori, M; Isoda, T.; Yoshida, T.; Moriyama, R.; Yamaguchi, F.; Yoshimura, I.; Wada, Atsushi; Nakai, Kazuyoshi; Tsunekawa, Masaomi; Ogawa, Tomoyuki (June 2012). "Cruise Report of the Second Phase of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPAII) in 2011/2012" (PDF). Institute of Cetacean Research. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Yushin Maru (9197181)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Whale Wars: About the Series". Animal Planet. Retrieved November 4, 2008.