In 2023, the production volume of canned whale meat distributed in round tin cans in Japan amounted to 328 tons. This continues the incremental downward trend that started after figures peaked in 2014 at 636 tons, the highest amount of the past decade.
In July 2019, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission, resuming commercial whale hunting in its territorial waters.
Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023
(in tons)
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Japan Canners Association. (July 1, 2024). Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/
Japan Canners Association. "Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in tons)." Chart. July 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/
Japan Canners Association. (2024). Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/
Japan Canners Association. "Production Volume of Preserved Whale Meat Sold in Round Tin Cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/
Japan Canners Association, Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Production volume of preserved whale meat sold in round tin cans in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in tons) [Graph], Japan Canners Association, July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/918817/japan-canned-whale-meat-production-volume/
