Sentences with phrase «in whale products»
These exports are worth an estimated US$ 50 million and Iceland's escalating whale hunts are clear and wilful abuses of the IWC's moratorium as well as the ban on international commercial trade in whale products imposed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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Japan may yet find itself in the unfamiliar positionme time pursuing membership of the European Community, which bans whaling and trade in whale products.
The Norwegians refuse to budge, while at the same time pursuing membership of the European Community, which bans whaling and trade in whale products.
Recognize that all whales require ongoing protection in the form of continued bans on commercial whaling and international trade in whale products.
It is also crucial to remember that Iceland's fin whaling operation targets an endangered species and defies the international moratorium on commercial whaling, in addition to flouting a CITES Appendix I listing by trading in whale products.