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Signed in the 1940s, the Convention on Whaling is a gentleman's agreement without enforcement provisions. That would be fine if Japan knew how to act like a gentleman.

Karen Steuer
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Back in 1980, whale watching surpassed whaling as an industry. Now it's worth about four times as much. Whale watching provides far, far more jobs to people than whaling ever did. Whale watching has become an ally in the fight to end whaling.

Paul Watson
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Japan's assertions that this whaling is necessary for scientific research purposes are unfounded.

Sandra Lee
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Iceland will also now be able to vote in the commission as part of the pro-whaling bloc, which will make the conservation-minded nations' task all the more difficult.

David Kemp
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Iceland's stance, in joining the commission while having a reservation about the moratorium on commercial whaling, is an act of bad faith.

Richard Page
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We're asking consumers to be aware of who funds the whale hunters, and to let them know that whaling is bad for business.

Steve Shallhorn
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The transfer of the shares in the whaling firm will not affect our policies at all.

Hideki Moronuki
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We are bringing the campaign back to the land... there is no place for whaling in the 21st century.

Shane Rattenbury
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Japan is the provocative country here and it is time Australia had a diplomatic showdown over it. Though, of course, we would prefer that the Australian Government enforced Australian legislation in the Australian Whaling Sanctuary, not us.

Nicola Beynon
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