Drone tech can give an invaluable edge, but Japan’s communications technology is just as good as that of the US and Australia. It would be possible for the Japanese to intercept a drone’s transmissions and even jam them. I do hope Capt. Watson has considered this possibility. There is also the fact that the whalers could use the transmissions from ships controlling the drones to locate those ships and then avoid them.

I love this sort of ‘move and counter-move’. It gives my brain a nice workout.