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
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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
Pro-whaling Japanese lawmakers gathered yesterday to dine on whale, but the event was strictly for domestic consumption. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15899/story.htm
Crowds of Japanese keen to see the resumption of commercial whaling marched through Tokyo yesterday as lawmakers munched on whale meat to tout Japan’s view that eating the delicacy is a cherished cultural tradition. Full Story: http://www.planetark.
A group of member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) yesterday urged Japan not to expand its whaling programme, underscoring the stiff opposition to Japanese attempts to end the whaling ban. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/
The International Whaling Commission is to discuss Japan’s alleged manipulation of whale catches. The closed-door science committee has received a report on Japan’s suspected underreporting of its coastal whale catches in the 1960s and 1970s. Full St