Sentences with phrase «by whaling nations»

HSI's delegation to the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, held in Panama City, Panama, was hopeful agreements on stronger protection for whales could be achieved despite ongoing efforts by whaling nations to upend the commercial whaling moratorium.

Not exact matches

The number of whales killed by whalers has doubled since the 1990s, with so - called scientific whaling claiming roughly 1000 annually, and perhaps 600 more captured by scofflaw nations.

The Whale Centre Maritime Museum displays found artifacts donated by Tofino locals over the past quarter century and exhibits tradition first nations from jewelry and artwork to whaling equipment and a complete 12 metre long (40 feet) skeleton of a gray wWhale Centre Maritime Museum displays found artifacts donated by Tofino locals over the past quarter century and exhibits tradition first nations from jewelry and artwork to whaling equipment and a complete 12 metre long (40 feet) skeleton of a gray whalewhale.

Lime Kiln State Park, aka Whale - Watch Park, is the nation's only park set aside for the pursuit, indeed San Juan's west side is spotted with special places to pull over and watch the whales go by.

This is a good time to explore the countless islands by sea kayak, search out for some nearby whale activity on our whale watching boat, visit ancient first nations village sites and take some time to relax around camp.

Just as Cheney's belligerent threats prevent moderates in the US and Iran from negotiating, Watson undermines moderates in whaling nations by attacking their citizens.

The proposal is to be debated by a small working group of whaling nations in St. Pete Beach, Fla., from March 2 to 4.

Nations still hunting whales are doing so outside of existing laws and treaties or by exploiting loopholes.

Mr. Takebe, the agriculture minister, approvingly noted that «competition between whales and fisheries» is to be studied by the fisheries committee of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, though he did not mention that the panel's head is a colleague, Masayuki Komatsu, Japan's deputy delegate to the International Whaling Commission.

He urged other nations to band together, creating regional whale sanctuaries, patrolled by coast guards.

It is now imperative that whale - friendly nations across the world come together to increase maximum pressure on Japan to abide by the legally agreed moratorium on commercial whaling and stop trying to work around it.

Some 35,000 whales have been taken by whalers in the years since 1986, when the IWC adopted the commercial whaling moratorium, and there are IWC member nations that continue to promote commercial whaling and international trade in the face of the many significant threats to the well - being and survival of cetaceans.

Korea's proposal, foretold in its opening statement, ran smack into science itself, meeting quick condemnation by whale - friendly nations that cast it as a means of opening the door to commercial whaling, while citing the quality of non-lethal research being carried out by many nations worldwide.

By persisting in whaling, Japan defies both an international ban and United States law, which commits this nation to enforcing the ban.

Whales are already facing significant threats from climate change, marine pollution, ship strikes, etc., and it is irresponsible for industrialized nations such as Iceland to put even greater pressure on these animals by hunting them to supply a luxury food market.

No harmful or aggressive actions have been proven against Sea Shepherd and no charges have been filed against Sea Shepherd by Japan or any other nation over the issue of whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Japanese coastal whaling proposal, clearly in breach of the commercial moratorium, was broadly opposed by pro-conservation nations, and it failed to achieve the required three quarters majority needed for a schedule amendment.