Greenpeace says it is being ` ` taken away '' from the disaster area . Japan 's whale hunts are conducted by the Institute of Cetacean Research , a nonprofit research organization overseen by Japan 's Ministry of Agriculture , Forestry and Fisheries . The government says the funds help support the recovery of a devastated whaling fleet . Officials : The deployment of guards with this year 's whaling fleet is the largest yet .
Greenpeace says it is being ` ` taken away '' from the disaster area . The government says the funds help support the recovery of a devastated whaling fleet . Officials : The deployment of guards with this year 's whaling fleet is the largest yet .