Commission proposes limited commercial whale hunts
By editor on May 2, 2010 | In Conservation, Closures, Planning, Threatened Species
From Aol News:
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, AP
TOKYO -Japan cautiously welcomed an International Whaling Commission proposal that would effectively allow commercial whaling for the first time in 25 years — though under strict quotas that the commission argues will reduce the global catch.
Despite a 1986 moratorium on whaling, Japan, Norway and Iceland catch whales for various IWC-sanctioned purposes, including scientific research — which opponents such as Australia and conservation activists say are a cover for commercial whaling.
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