Bertie Ahrne announced his new cabinet today (6/6/02). Changes to department structures and responsibilities mean that the marine portfolio now lies within the Department of Communications and Natural resources. Duchas has moved from, the now defunct Dept. Arts, Culture, Gaelteacht and the Islands, to a more logical position in the Department of the Environment. The
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Tests on whalemeat on sale in Japan have revealed astonishing levels of mercury. While it has long been known that the animals accumulate heavy metals such as mercury in their tissues, the levels discovered have surprised even the experts. Full Stor
A summary of the major events & decisions. Provided by WDCS. Full Story: http://www.wdcs.org/dan/news.nsf/webnews/C3B7DF110ECC8AB580256BC70056C405
Story: www.japantimes.co.jp Pro-whalers living on a harpoon and a prayer By PHILIP BRASOR The increasing media flurry over the upcoming World Cup must be frustrating to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, which had been preparing for a year to make sure that this past week would be their moment in the spotlight. As the
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.