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South Korean PM confirms end to 'scientific' whaling plans

South Korean PM confirms end to 'scientific' whaling plans

WDCS welcomes the fact that the Korean Times is reporting that “Despite the necessity of scientific research about whales, the government decided to only allow the studies that do not require whaling,” Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik said during his weekly briefing to President Lee Myung-bak held on Tuesday. Officials from the presidential office, the Prime…

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IWC 64 Blow by Blow Account of what happened

Here reproduced in one place and in sequence are all the diary reports from the WDCS team attending IWC 64, starting on the weekend before the meeting opened.     BLOG 1. STORM CLOUDS BUILD OVER PANAMA CITY IWC 64 in Panamá City, Panamá Here begins the blog from the WDCS Team at the sixty…

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A summary of the key issues and decisions at IWC 64

THE KEY OUTCOMES OF THE SIXTY FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION HELD IN PANAMA CITY, 2012  With all the smoke from 64th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) now settling and most delegates safely home, we thought that it might be useful to review the main outputs of the meeting and consider…

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South Korea backs down on plans to start whaling

The Australian press is reporting that South Korea is backing down on its threats to resume commercial whaling through the loophole of so-called ‘scientific whaling’. The Sydney Morning Herald, and the Australian are both reporting that due to pressure both internally from its own media and NGOs and after strong protests from Australia, the US…

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Last Few Hours of Whaling Commission Meeting – blow by blow

Final Report from the IWC Team at WDCS 64  Things get a little messy but much applause follows as we draw to a close. (Pictured here are the Commissioners of the UK and Monaco: Nigel Gooding and Frederick Briand.) After lunch, a few amendments are noted to the administrative document which will define how the…

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