File:AustralianCustoms-WhalingInTheSouthernOcean 3.jpg

Description English: A whale is captured by the Yushin Maru, a Japanese harpoon vessel. This image was taken by Australian customs agents in 2008, under a surveillance effort to collect evidence of indiscriminate harvesting, which is contrary to Japan's claim that they are collecting the whales for the purpose of scientific research. In 2010, Australia filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice hoping to halt Japanese whaling; this photograph will undoubtedly play a key role in that pending case. Date 6 February 2008 Source http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/photogallery/AustralianCustoms-WhalingInTheSouthernOcean_3.jpg Author Customs and Border Protection Service, Commonwealth of Australia Permission (Reusing this file) CC-BY-SA-3.0, for the following reasons: * In late 2008, Australia changed copyright licensing as follows:

   "The Commonwealth Copyright Administration (CCA) within the Attorney-General’s Department has been disbanded and no longer provides copyright licences allowing members of the public to re-use Commonwealth Government copyright material. In line with a recommendation of the Government 2.0 Taskforce Report, Commonwealth Government agencies are now required to release copyright public sector information under Creative Commons BY-licences or other open content licences, wherever possible."

   —Home page, Australia's Commonwealth Copyright Administration

• Additionally, the Agency has already given explicit permission to use this file:

   "These images are provided for external use but please credit Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Regards."

   —David O'Sullivan, Online Communication Manager, Communication and Media, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service