At this week's IWC Conference (International Whaling Commission) which is the annual meeting of whaling nations, there was a motion proposed to declare the South Atlantic waters a Whale Sanctuary which was defeated with 38 for and 21 against (the IWC requires three quarters of a majority to pass any motion)
For more on this article, follow; IWC as reported by Richard Black, Environment correspondent, BBC News, Panama City
'A Japanese statement said that as there is already a global moratorium on commercial whaling, adding a sanctuary here was unnecessary - "building a roof on top of a roof".
'Denmark, on behalf of its territory of Greenland, has submitted a bid to increase the number of whales hunted by Inuit people.'
'But some other nations, including EU members, are concerned by a recent report that found whale meat on sale to tourists, raising questions over whether the Greenlanders really need quotas as large as those they currently have.'
Did anybody expect Japan to fully agree or support any motion proposed at this conference?
Would you accept the offer to taste Whale Meat? Have you tasted?
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