Whaling compromise under attack

2010-04-08T20:15:54Z

A fragile plan to resolve the global feud on whaling is coming under attack from both sides, with Australia seeking more concessions from whalers and Japan vowing never to end its hunt completely.

Key nations in the whaling debate submitted comments to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as...

Australia says will not accept commercial whaling plan

2010-04-02T09:16:54Z

Australia has expressed alarm at growing support for a plan to allow limited commercial whaling, saying it could not accept the proposal before the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

New Zealand, which also opposes whaling, is supporting moves to allow restricted commercial hunts ...

World whaling body could collapse if deal fails: NZealand

2010-04-01T09:16:58Z

The international body to control whaling worldwide could collapse if a deal cannot be reached to allow restricted commercial whaling, New Zealand's representative said Thursday.

Former New Zealand prime minister Geoffrey Palmer, who chairs an International Whaling Commission

Australian police search anti-whaler ship at Japan's request

2010-03-05T23:18:57Z

Australian police boarded and searched an anti-whaling ship at the request of Japanese authorities on Saturday after activists cut short their annual harassment campaign and returned to port.

Police said they searched the Steve Irwin after it docked in Hobart, Tasmania, but refused to reveal the reasons for the search warrant or what they...

Whaling foes struggle to reach deal

2010-03-04T19:16:33Z

Australia and Japan on Thursday struggled to strike a deal in a bitter dispute on whaling, but the US negotiator in intense talks said nations would keep seeking a compromise.

Key players on whaling held three days of closed-door talks at a Florida beach resort where they debated a compromise to let Japan, ...

'Jury out' on controversial whaling deal

2010-03-04T19:16:37Z

Australia and Japan have failed to reach a breakthrough in an intensifying row on whaling, but delegates in three days of intense talks say that all sides agreed to keep seeking common ground.

Some 25 nations met at a Florida beach resort to consider a compromise to let Japan, Norway and New Zealand pleaded with supporters and opponents of whaling to "swallow a dead rat" and accept a controversial compromise when negotiators wrap up talks Thursday in Florida.

Key nations including Australia and Japan, whose relations have been increasingly strained over whaling, have been meeting since Tuesday a...

Whale opponents huddle in Florida

2010-03-03T09:17:30Z

Key players on whaling huddled behind closed doors in Florida in an uncertain bid to find common ground on an issue that has bitterly divided Australia and Japan.

Negotiators opened talks at a resort hotel in Saint Pete Beach, near Florida in an uncertain bid to find common ground on an issue that has bitterly divided Australia and Japan.

Negotiators opened talks in the resort town of St. Pete Beach, near St. Petersburg on Florida's Gulf coast, participa...

Japan pushes to scrap commercial whaling ban

2010-03-02T05:17:44Z

Japan pushed Tuesday to lift a 24-year-old ban on commercial whaling, setting up a clash at talks in Florida with implacable foes opposed to its pursuit of the giant mammals.

Tokyo's position against the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium risked...

Nations to debate whale hunt compromise

2010-03-01T22:15:49Z

The main players in the feud over whaling gather Tuesday to decide whether to embrace a compromise that would permit outright hunting of the whales but seek to reduce the kill.

Amid rising tensions between Japan and Australia over whaling, negotiators from key nations will meet behind closed doors through Friday in St. Pete Beach, a resort town next to Japan will push for a resumption of commercial whaling, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu said ahead of an International Whaling Commission meeting on Tuesday.

"To gain the right to resume commercial whaling, what and how much can we give?" he told ...

Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling

2010-04-16T06:57:27Z

Australia called Thursday for an end to so-called "scientific whaling" and the phaseout over five years of harpooning in the Southern Ocean, in a move apparently aimed squarely at Japan.

The demands, which follow an Australian threat to take legal action against Japan over its whaling activities, were outlined in a proposal sent to ...

Whaling ban holds as conference ends in disarray

2010-04-16T11:38:03Z

The International Whaling Commission's annual conference ended in disarray Thursday, keeping in place a ban on commercial whaling amid deep rifts between hunters and conservationists.

The commission's new chairman said the IWC should now question its role as the conference on the Portuguese island of Madeira wrapped up a day early with delegates agreeing only to extend negotiations on wh...

Whaling commission to extend negotiations for a year

2010-04-16T11:39:14Z

Members of the International Whaling Commission have agreed to extend negotiations on its disputes over hunting the marine mammals for a further year, spokeswoman Jemma Miller said Wednesday.

The agreement by the 85-country IWC meeting on the Portuguese island of Madeira avoids a disastrous split in the organisation that regulates w...

In swimming, bodysuits now key to winning: Olympian

2010-04-16T11:40:23Z

LISBON (Reuters) - High-tech bodysuits rather than the ability of swimmers are becoming the key to winning, world and Olympic 100 meters breaststroke champion Leisel Jones of Australia said in Madeira on Tuesday.

"Swimming is becoming more about suits. It's more about h...

New Japan whale cuisine aims to whet appetite for sea mammals

2010-04-16T11:41:35Z

As the International Whaling Commission started its annual meeting in Portugal Monday, a group of bars and restaurants near Tokyo have sought to lure patrons with an exotic new spread of whale dishes.

On the menu, alongside local staples such as whale sashimi, were new creations including whale spri...

Morocco IWC Whaling

2010-06-21T08:46:31Z

Antigua and Barbuda's Whaling Commissioner Anthony Liverpool, chairs the 62nd International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco, Monday, June 21, 2010. The International Whalin...

Morocco Whaling

2010-06-21T08:46:29Z

Antigua and Barbuda's Whaling Commissioner Anthony Liverpool chairs the 62nd International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco, Monday, June 21, 2010. The International Whaling...

Morocco Whaling

2010-06-21T08:46:27Z

Murray McCully, left, foreign Minister of New Zealand and Geoffrey Palmer right, attend the opening session of the 62nd International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco, Monday, June 21, 20...

Japan Whaling

2010-04-06T16:25:31Z

Japanese whalers hold a knife as they butcher a Baird's beaked whale, their first catch of the season, which was caught some 60 kilometers (38 miles) off the coast, in Wada, southeast of Tokyo, Sunday morning June 21, 2009. The whaling firm of Gaibo Hogei Corporation Ltd., is one of eight coastal whaling operations in Japan...

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Whaling compromise under attack

Australia says will not accept commercial whaling plan

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Australian police search anti-whaler ship at Japan's request

Whaling foes struggle to reach deal

'Jury out' on controversial whaling deal

Whale opponents huddle in Florida

Japan pushes to scrap commercial whaling ban

Nations to debate whale hunt compromise

Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling

Whaling ban holds as conference ends in disarray

Whaling commission to extend negotiations for a year

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New Japan whale cuisine aims to whet appetite for sea mammals

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