South Korean officials announced plans to resume whaling for scientific research during a meeting in Panama City.<br/> <br />Like Japan, whose ships are seen here in video provided by Greenpeace, South Korea found a loophole in an international moratorium on commercial whaling by claiming they do it for scientific purposes.<br/> <br />South Korea has also said whaling is part of their cultural heritage.<br/> <br />Anti-whaling activists regularly harass Japanese vessels engaged in whale hunting.<br/> <br />South Korea has said an increase in the whale population is depleting fishing stocks, but the World Wildlife Fund said that claim has no scientific basis.<br/> <br />Julie Noce, Reuters
