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Australia accused of obstructing resolution on whales
Environmental groups accuse Australia of derailing a rare deal that was close to being sealed with pro-whaling nations.
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This sperm whaling scene by an anonymous American whaler, from the middle 1830's
Source: ABC News |
| 10-14-2008
At a conservation meeting in Barcelona, Japan and Norway had agreed to back a motion that said that one of their key arguments for hunting whales was not backed by scientific evidence.
But the Australian delegation called for even stronger wording and now the whaling nations are refusing to sign the resolution.
Whaling nations have long justified their need to hunt whales using the "whales eat fish" argument.
They essentially argue that culling whales will lead to more fish in the sea and higher yields for their local fishing industries.
But now at the World Conservation Congress meeting in Barcelona, Japan and Norway agreed to a motion that says there is little scientific evidence to support this argument.
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