Whaling committee meet ends in stalemate, as expected
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It seems this years International Whale Commission meeting will end without agreement on a number of issues including next years whale catch quotas. This was to be expected, as long as Japan continues to exploit a clause in the Charter. The clause allows for a whale hunt for scientific purposes.
Senior Political Adviser for The Pew Whales Conservation Project Remi Parmentier says as the meeting in Portugal is ending a day early that can't be a good indication of things to come.
Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Remi Parmentier, Senior Political Adviser for The Pew Whales Conservation Project
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