South Korea to Consider Whaling
By Wendy Heller, April 23, 2009 @ 01:00 AM (EST)
Source: Reuters.com
South Korea would consider resuming whaling off its shores if the International Whaling Commission (IWC) approves a plan for neighbour Japan to conduct coastal whaling, a fisheries official said on Thursday.
A panel of the IWC, set up in 1946 to conserve stocks, is seeking a compromise deal for its annual meeting in Madeira in June to let Japan hunt minkes off its coast in return for ending Antarctic whaling or limiting it to sustainable levels.
"South Korea does not rule out the possibility of commercial whaling, but that doesn't mean we would go and say we would start it right away."...
Comments
May 15, 2009 6:11 PM
Jason Heller wrote:
This would be so horrible for another country to start whaling
May 20, 2009 2:17 PM
Pete J. Czech wrote:
I'm unsure why its so desirable for people to eat that stuff.
May 20, 2009 5:47 PM
Jason Heller wrote:
They often put it in pet food! The shame
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