British journalist,Mark Votier, may have to paydearly for his attempt to save theminke whales. The JapaneseInstitute of Cetacean Research hasfiled a suit against him for damagesand costs totalling US $448,000. Ithas accused him of breach of con-tract which prevented him fromreleasing film showing'unsightlytasks'. Votier had taken photographs which showed minkewhales thrashing in agony as a low-voltage electrical charge slowlykills them without posing a threatto the whalers and sold the film totelevision companies and animalwelfare organisations withoutdeleting the scenes.