20 June 2006
The Last Word
From Mike, Press Guy and Straight-talkin' Scotsman at the IWC
[Adele] Mike's just sent through his wrap-up of IWC 58. He says:
"This year the world body responsible for protecting whales, the International Whaling Commission, was dominated by speculation about whether or not the whalers would take over and begin dismantling hard won whale protection measure like the global commercial moratorium and the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. It is safe to say that the take-over did not happen. The whalers lost four votes out of five. But nothing good happened either. No progress was made to stop the annual slaughter of thousands of whales."
[Adele] The thing I guess we are really disappointed...actually, make that disgusted, about is the lack of any progress coming from the "whale-friendly" governments. So despite the fact that the ban on commercial whaling is still in place, there's still going to be a couple of thousand whales killed in the name of "science". Here's Mike's take on that one:
"Not a single resolution or motion was tabled by the whale-friendly Governments condemning or calling for an end to the Fisheries Agency of Japans annual assault on the whales of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. No single resolution was entered condemning the addition of threatened fin whales and endangered humpback whales to the Fisheries Agency of Japans scientific menu.
The Fisheries Agency of Japan and the whalers have won their first vote against the whales in over twenty years; it is now up to all of us, environment groups and whale friendly governments alike to make sure it is their last. Greenpeace will again return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary this year to disrupt, delay and document the hunt, the question is what are the whale friendly Governments going to do?
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I cancelled my annual trip to St. Kitts - $8,000 USD and another 5,000-6,000 USD when I get there.
Maybe more will follow.
I am ashamed of St. Kitts' government's behaviour - it is very distasteful.
Posted by: Elliot Donovan at June 20, 2006 11:52 PM
I am sickend by Japan's ruthless determination to resume the extremely cruel slaughter of whales.
What a terrible setback after all the progress made to protect these inteligent animals.
Keep plugging away Greenpeace. We're right with you.
Posted by: liz smith at June 21, 2006 12:26 AM
I am boycotting anything produced by the Japanese until they stop killing whales for "scientific" reasons and dog meat.
Posted by: Shell Fuller at June 23, 2006 4:09 AM
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