Karen Steuer
Karen Steuer
bells coming commercial couple goes government hunt requests russian start sure thousand time whales whaling whistles
If this hunt goes through, there will be other requests coming to the Russian government to hunt belugas. Before long we could have a hunt of a couple thousand Belugas. Once you start commercial whaling in any species, you have to make sure all of the bells and whistles are in place, that all the regulations are there from A to Z. Every time we have had a commercial hunt of whales there has been over-exploitation.
brings high rare
Something rare and new usually brings a high price.
block change convention creates hurdle increasing japan major minority protection quarter requires uphill
Any major change to convention regulations requires a three-fourths vote. Japan has a quarter block over the minority on most issues. That creates an uphill hurdle when it comes to increasing or decreasing protection for whales.