Whale activists: 'Meet us don't eat us'
Al Jazeera English
2012-07-25
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Pro- and anti-whaling nations are meeting in the British island of Jersey to consider the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Anti-whaling protestors gathered outside the 63rd convention of the IWC. The 89-nation body is deeply divided.While some member nations are pushing to enforce a ban, others have strong whaling traditions.
Iceland is one of the few nations where whaling still takes place and is an important tourist industry.
Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports from Reykjavik, Iceland.
Anti-whaling protestors gathered outside the 63rd convention of the IWC. The 89-nation body is deeply divided.While some member nations are pushing to enforce a ban, others have strong whaling traditions.
Iceland is one of the few nations where whaling still takes place and is an important tourist industry.
Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports from Reykjavik, Iceland.
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