Japan bids to resume controversial whale hunts next year
PORTOROZ, Slovenia (AFP) – Japan said Wednesday it would file a plan by the end of the year for the resumption of its controversial Antarctic whaling programme, ruled invalid by the United Nation’s highest court in March …
The Straits Times – Published on Sep 18, 2014 2:20 AM
www.straitstimes.com/news/asia…
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Struggle to rein in Japan’s plans for a new ‘scientific’ whaling program
Andrew Darby
An international struggle is under way over attempts to rein in Japan’s plans for a new Antarctic lethal whaling “research” program.
A proposal to tightly restrict any nation’s ability to issue scientific permits without full review by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is under pressure at the organisation’s meeting in Portoroz, Slovenia …
Sydney Morning Herald – September 17, 2014 – 11:06 PM
www.smh.com.au/environment/wha…
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Sea Shepherd to switch campaign from whales to toothfish
AFP
SYDNEY: Conservation group Sea Shepherd Australia said Wednesday it will switch its Southern Ocean campaign from whales to toothfish — a rare species famed as “white gold” — if Japan cancels this year’s hunt in Antarctica …
The Sun Daily – Last updated on 17 September 2014 – 08:11 pm
www.thesundaily.my/news/117278…
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Foreign Minister Defends Iceland’s Right to Whaling
By Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir
Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson stated yesterday in response to a formal diplomatic protest against commercial whaling in Iceland that the nations involved in the protest should take a critical look at their own issues, such as pollution and human rights …
IcelandReview – September 17, 2014 15:45
icelandreview.com/news/2014/09…
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Pro-whaling nations and whaling opponents at odds
Mashaal Lakhani
WELLINGTON: Diplomats had prepared for one the final push to find a settlement capable of overpassing the divide between whaling nations and their adversary at the biennial International Whaling Commission summit in Slovenia …
The Eastern Tribune – Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
www.theeasterntribune.com/stor…
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