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bbcA deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years is up for debate at the International Whaling Commission's meeting opening in Agadir, Morocco.
The proposal would see Iceland, Japan and Norway given annual quotas with hunts more tightly scrutinised, while international trade could be banned.
Some anti-whaling countries and some conservation groups support the idea, while others are implacably opposed.
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"The global whaling moratorium is without doubt one of the most impressive conservation achievements of our time; yet it's not working for everyone," said Wendy Elliott, manager of the species programme with WWF International.
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sea shepherd does not trust:
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sea Shepherd Dismisses the IWC as Corrupt and Irrelevant
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is rejecting the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as a corrupt and irrelevant body that has lost all credibility as an organization responsible for the conservation of the world’s whales.
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“It has become increasingly clear that Japan has been bullying, buying, and threatening nations to vote in favor of ending the global moratorium on whaling,” said Captain Paul Watson, founder and President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. “The IWC no longer has any credibility, it is an irrelevant organization. Many of the nations voting for Japan have zero interest in the issue of whaling. They vote the way they are paid to vote.”
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“The answer is intervention and enforcement of international conservation law - not compromise and submission to Japan, Norway, and Iceland,” said Captain Paul Watson. “As far as I am concerned, the letters IWC stand for Irrelevant, Wearisome, and Corrupt.”more,
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100616-2.html