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The bizarre pantomime that is the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting

The bizarre pantomime that is the International Whaling Commission's annual meet
Author Credit:  © Willie Mackenzie / Greenpeace
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Date Taken:  18 July, 2011
Article tagged as: annual meeting, International Whaling Commission, IWC, Jersey, whales, whaling

UK in the spotlight as global whale conference comes to Jersey

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Humpback Whales swim underwater, just off the coast of Tonga.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton
Will the dysfunctional status quo of the IWC be reformed this year? (Humpback off the coast of Tonga)

In a warehouse-like hall, with demoralisingly black walls, in a hotel on the Channel Island of Jersey, several hundred people have gathered this week for the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.

Article tagged as: cetaceans, International Whaling Commission, IWC, Jersey, whales, whaling

Humpback Whales swim underwater, just off the coast of Tonga.

Humpback Whales swim underwater, just off the coast of Tonga.
Author Credit:  © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton
Copyright:  All rights reserved
Date Taken:  11 July, 2011
Article tagged as: annual meeting, International Whaling Commission, IWC, Jersey, whales

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