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Whale diplomacy the Japanese way
Santiago, Chile -- June 26, 2008: In a cautious overture aimed at bridging the divide on whaling, Japan has called on its opponents to give a little ground so that it can move. After conceding to suspend the kill of Australian humpbacks, Japan wants anti-whaling nations to make some concession themselves, its chief negotiator, Joji Morishita, said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Chile. Sydney Morning HeraldLabels: Chile, commercial whaling, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Japanese whaling, whale watching
Chilean President Pushes Whaling Ban
Santiago, Chile -- June 23, 2008: President Michelle Bachelet pushed to permanently ban whaling along Chile's sprawling coast at the opening Monday of the weeklong International Whaling Commission meeting.Bachelet endorsed making Chile's coastal waters -- more than 3,100 miles long and up to 200 miles from shore -- a whale sanctuary. The proposal still must be approved by Congress. Los Angeles TimesLabels: Chile, commercial whaling, International Whaling Commission, Japan, whale hunting, whale watching
Whaling Commission's Future to be Tested in Chile
Santiago, Chile -- June 21, 2008: An International Whaling Commission meeting in Chile next week could decide the future of the deeply split panel as Japan, one of its most powerful members and the world's biggest whaler, seeks a compromise. Some 80 countries at the Santiago meeting will take up issues ranging from whale stocks and whale killing methods to the booming business of whale watching. The first IWC meeting in South America in 23 years, which runs Monday through Friday, also looks set to define the Latin America bloc of countries as the new champion of the world's biggest mammals. ReutersLabels: Chile, International Whaling Commission, IWC, Japan, Japanese whaling, whale hunting, whale watching, whales
Australia releases graphic whaling photos
SYDNEY, Australia -- 7 February 2008: Australia has released graphic pictures of minke whales caught by a Japanese hunt in the Antarctic. Canberra claimed the pictures, taken by customs officers tracking the hunt, show a harpooned mother and calf being dragged from the sea. BBC News. Labels: Anti-whaling, Australia, commercial whaling, EIA, Japan, minke, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, whales, whaling, whaling ban
Australian minister warns Japan of whale action
TOKYO, Japan -- February 1, 2008: Australia's foreign minister warned Friday of tougher action to stop Japan whaling, despite calls for calm from both sides over the increasingly emotive dispute. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith held talks in Tokyo just as Japan was reported to have resumed killing whales in the Antarctic Ocean following a two-week halt under pressure from environmental protesters. ( AFP) Labels: Australia, EIA, IWC, Japan, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, whale hunting, whale sanctuary, whales
Five whales killed as Japan resumes slaughter
LONDON, United Kingdom -- January 31, 2008: Japan has resumed its slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean - and now stands condemned by the world. Officers aboard the Australian Customs vessel Oceanic Viking witnessed the killing of whales - believed to be minke - about 3pm. Witnesses reported seeing up to five whales harpooned and then hauled on to the factory ship Nisshin Maru. Daily Telegraph.Labels: Australia, EIA, IWC, Japan, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, whale hunting, whale sanctuary, whales
Dolphin export from Taiji, Japan, to the Dominican Republic is cancelled
SAN FRANCISCO, California November 13, 2007: The Dominican Republic, in keeping with its strong cetacean conservation policies, has decided not to import twelve dolphins from the recent round-up of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. The dolphins, cornered in a cove after being driven to shore from open water, are both slaughtered for their meat and destined for export to dolphinariums. SaveJapanDolphins.org
Labels: dolphins, Dominican Republic, Japan
Postcard: Taiji
TAIJI, Japan October 4, 2007: Concerns raised about the mercury contamination of cetacean meat consumed in Japanese communities. TIME MagazineLabels: Japan, mercury
New concerns raised over 'scientific whaling'
The targeting of pregnant minke whales has raised new concerns over the plans by Japan to kill 50 humpback whales in the Antarctic in late 2007. Associate Professor Peter Harrison, director of the Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre and director of Marine Studies in the School of Environmental Science and Management, said small, isolated humpback populations were most at risk from Japanese whaling. 07 Aug 2007. ScienceAlertLabels: 'scientific whaling', Japan, whales
Japan lacks votes to end whaling ban
Japan lacks votes to end whaling ban, www.chron.com May 21, 2007, By JOSEPH COLEMAN 2007 The Associated Press TOKYO The fate of the 21-year-old moratorium on commercial whaling is a numbers' game played at the annual International Whaling Commission meeting and this year Japan is still short of votes in its drive to overturn the ban. Labels: commercial whaling, Japan, whaling ban
Landlocked Laos to join IWC
ARTICLE: Landlocked Laos to join IWC, Tokyo says likely to back bid to resume commercial whaling. May 16, 2007. Associated Press / International Herald Tribune The landlocked nation of Laos has agreed to join the International Whaling Commission at Japan's request and is highly likely to support Tokyo's high-profile pro-whaling campaign, Japanese officials said Wednesday. Labels: commercial whaling, foreign aid, Japan, Laos
Japan braces for whaling fight
ARTICLE: Japan braces for whaling fight. Agence France Press/ news.com.au, May 8th 2007. Labels: IWC, Japan, whaling
Dominica defends support for whaling
ARTICLE: Dominica defends support for whaling following prime minister's visit to Japan. International Herald Tribune. The Associated Press, Monday April 30, 2007 Labels: Dominica, Japan, whaling
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