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WHALE MEAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
DEF

The flesh of whales used for consumption by humans or other animals, and broadly includes other consumed parts as blubber, skin, and organs.

CONT

Whale "meat" refers to a variety of human food products originating from various tissues of animals of the mammalian order Cetaeca (i.e. whales, porpoises and dolphins).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
CONT

La Corée du Sud autorise déjà la vente de viande de baleines attrapées accidentellement dans les filets de pêche, mais le taux élevé de ces captures fait dire aux associations environnementales que les bêtes sont tuées délibérément.

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