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Nations fail to reach compromise at whaling talks
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 24 - 06 - 2009


The International
Whaling Commission failed to find a compromise between whaling
and anti-whaling nations today in a serious blow to its
authority as a regulator, according to Reuters.
Instead of coming up with a deal, IWC delegates agreed to
extend the deadline for a compromise for a year. The commission
is seeking to marry the views of anti-whaling nations such as
Australia and pro-whaling countries Japan, Norway and Iceland.
"The IWC is at a crossroads beset by fundamental
disagreements as to its nature and purpose," the international
body said, referring to the failure of the panel to reach
agreement.
A moratorium on commercial whaling was agreed in 1986 at the
IWC, but Japan continues to skirt it for scientific research,
while Iceland and Norway simply ignore it and harpoon whales for
commercial use. That situation has left the IWC logjammed.
Japan said failure to reach agreement could eventually lead
to a collapse of the IWC.
"Essentially what you are looking at is that if is not
resolved you are looking at the total and utter collapse of the
IWC," a spokesman for the Japanese delegation told Reuters.
He said Australia, a key anti-whaling nation, had "brought
nothing to the table and all it has done is dig its heels in on
scientific whaling".
Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett said talks on
the future of the IWC could not go on forever and he did not
rule out legal action against pro-whaling nations.
"What we've always said is that the option for legal action
remains, we will give consideration to the progress that's been
made at this IWC meeting and we will take a view about that
option in due course," he told journalists.


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