Posts Tagged ‘IWC2012’
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…
Read MoreIWC 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreSouth 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…
Read MoreInitial reports suggest 60 pilot whales killed in Faroe Islands
WDCS has received an initial notification that some sixty pilot whales have been killed in the Faroe Islands. We shall report more as we know it. Background of Faroese small whale hunts
Read MoreAnother Korean newspaper and another local NGO calls for a pull back on whaling plans
The Hankyoreh said it “makes no sense” to start hunting whales again. “The government explained the need for scientific whaling by noting a significant rise in the whale population over the 26 years the ban has been in effect,” the editorial said. “Officials have claimed that this has resulted in widespread damages that demand urgent…
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