中英對照讀新聞》Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales 日本提議擴大商業捕鯨至長鬚鯨

日本水產廳提議將商業捕鯨範圍擴大至該國沿岸，涵蓋長鬚鯨等較大型鯨魚品種。（取自網路）

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Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted.

日本水產廳提議將商業捕鯨範圍擴大至該國沿岸，涵蓋長鬚鯨等較大型鯨魚品種。長鬚鯨的體型比目前允許捕撈的3種鯨魚更大。

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The proposal comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission in 2019. It ended 30 years of what Japan called “research whaling” that had been criticized by conservationists as a cover for commercial hunts banned by the commission in 1988.

該提議是在日本2019年退出國際捕鯨委員會5年後提出的。當時，日本恢復在其專屬經濟區的商業捕鯨活動。此前，日本進行30年的「科研捕鯨」活動，但遭到保育主義者批評，認為這是對1988年國際捕鯨委員會禁止商業捕鯨活動的掩護。

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, whose electoral district is traditionally known for whaling, said Thursday the government supports sustainable use of whales as part of Japan’s traditional food culture and plans to promote the industry.

內閣官房長官林芳正週四表示，日本政府支持將鯨魚做為傳統飲食文化的一部分，以可持續方式加以利用，並計畫推動相關產業發展。林芳正所在的選區傳統上以捕鯨聞名。

新聞辭典

whaling：名詞，捕鯨（業），動詞whale的現在分詞形式。例句：The commission is calling for a global ban on whaling.（委員會要求全球禁止捕鯨。)

sustainable：形容詞，能維持的。例句：Sustainable agriculture is a way of protecting our Earth.（永續農業是保護我們地球的方式之一。）

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