International Whaling Commission - Environmental Problems and Protection

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 new tensions with ...

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 ...

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." In 1986, the IWC slapped a moratorium on commercial whaling, but Japan uses a loophole ...

Australia called Thursday for an end to so-called "The demands, which follow an Australian threat to take legal action against Japan over its whaling activities, were outlined in a proposal sent to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Environment Minister Peter Garrett said." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Topic: International Whaling Commission

Japan pushes to scrap commercial whaling ban

Nations to debate whale hunt compromise

Japan will push to resume commercial whaling

Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling

Whaling ban holds as conference ends in disarray

Whaling commission to extend negotiations for a year

In swimming, bodysuits now key to winning: Olympian

New Japan whale cuisine aims to whet appetite for sea mammals

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