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Greenpeace has joined the Coalition in criticising Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's approach to anti-whaling monitoring, while claiming Japan is planning a new "super" whale hunting vessel.
Greenpeace agreed with the Opposition's contention that Rudd should have spoken to his Japanese counterpart about his plans to monitor the Japanese whale hunt.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific chief executive Steve Shallhorn said Japan was planning to build a new whaling factory ship, with three times the capacity of the Nisshin Maru, which he said committed Japan to whaling for another 40 years.
Japan said it had made no agreement to stop hunting humpback whales, denying comments from the US Ambassador to Japan.
- AAP
