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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 09:52 AM
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Japan rejects plan to limit whaling to its waters
Source: Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Tuesday it will reject any proposal by the International Whaling Commission that halts its research missions in the Antarctic, making it unlikely that a compromise plan for limited coastal whaling would work.

The proposal would allow Japan to hunt whales commercially in its territorial waters in exchange for phasing out its research whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean.

Japan quickly said that wasn't good enough.

"We cannot accept a proposal that discontinues our research hunting," Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters.



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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 09:55 AM
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1. Incriminating phrase, "research HUNTING"
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-09 10:11 AM
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2. All Your Whale Are Belong To Us!
Edited on Tue Feb-03-09 10:11 AM by Ian David
Take off every Sea Shepherd! Move Shepherd!


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