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 Greenpeace Launches New Weblog 'Stop Icelandic Whaling'


Environment

By Bilel (Tunisia), Section International
Posted on Mon Jun 20, 2005 at 01:03:07 AM PST

Greenpeace has launched a new weblog, 'Stop Icelandic Whaling'.

The Greenpeace ship MV Arctic Sunrise is visiting Iceland to support our campaigns against commercial whaling and climate change.

Our visit coincides with the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Korea. On June 20th, representatives from governments around the world will decide whether or not to lift the current ban on whaling.

Iceland resumed 'scientific whaling' in 2003. Since then, 61 minke whales have been killed -- but domestic criticism is increasing and the market for whale products is decreasing. Iceland have yet to make their whaling quota for this year public.

We won't give up until the whaling programme ends completely -- read the experiences of the crew of the MV Arctic Sunrise here: http://weblog.greenpeace.org

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Japan loses commercial whaling vote (none / 0) (#1)
by Drog (Canada) on Tue Jun 21, 2005 at 10:26:38 AM PST

Reuters reports that Japan's proposal to resume limited commercial whale hunting was voted down by the International Whaling Commission. The commission also heavily criticized Japan's plan for sustainable commercial whaling, saying the plan was riddled with holes and would allow for more whales to be killed.

Funny (none / 0) (#2)
by Drog (Canada) on Tue Jun 21, 2005 at 09:11:59 PM PST

From The Guardian:

It's hard to imagine that there is any part of the Minke whale that is not intimately familiar to Japanese scientists. Yet such is Japan's commitment to the cause of marine biology that it is to double its "scientific catch" of Minke to around 900 a year.




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