Nisshin Maru
In 2008 the ICR was criticized by anti-whaling proponents when photographs released by the Australian government showed pictures of the ICR harpoon ship "Yushin Maru" killing several different whales, and a whale and her calf being taken on board the "Nisshin Maru" for processing The Australian government used that opportunity to voice their disbelief of the ICR's scientific research claims: