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John Hopson Jr. was chasing bowhead whales on the Chukchi Sea about midnight Thursday when word came over the VHF radio: Eskimo whaling had been banned starting next year by the International Whaling Commission. Full Story: http://www.adn.com/front/s

The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) summit in Japan has ended with the ban on commercial hunting in place for another year, but nations divided over whaling for indigenous peoples. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pac

A British minister accused Japan of “going nuclear” in its efforts to sabotage an international conference on whaling yesterday, and insisted that there would be no compromise over Tokyo’s efforts to legalise commercial hunting.

Angry debate erupted again at the International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting yesterday as pro-whalers and conservationists argued over the renewal of hunting permits for indigenous people. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.c

A furious Iceland stormed out of the annual world whaling summit yesterday and fellow pro-whaler Japan suffered a blow when the International Whaling Commission voted down its bid to expand its catch. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsst

Acrimonious exchanges and procedural bickering have delayed the agenda as divisions become ever more apparent at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Japan.

A furious Iceland, whose bid for full membership in the International Whaling Commission was rejected yesterday, slammed anti-whaling nations for keeping it out and said it might have to review its ties to the group. Full Story: http://www.planetark

Many of the great whale populations are much lower than previously estimated, according to research obtained by Greenpeace International. A report from the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) reveals that, despite intensive

Iceland, determined to become a full member again of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), said on the weekend it would refuse to agree to a commercial whaling ban even if it rejoined the group. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsst

A rush of new members may shift the balance of power towards whaling at the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) annual meeting starting in Japan on Monday, anti-whaling activists said. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/new