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Japanese can hunt within their own waters
In a draft agreement, he Japanese were given official permission to catch whales after a ban of 20 years. If this is made official, Japan is allowed to hunt commercially again.
Japan will be allowed to hunt commercially, but if they accept, will no longer be allowed to exploit a loophole in international laws by killing hundreds of whales, mainly in the Antarctic region, under the guise of research.
The International Whaling Commission meeting participants see this as a good compromise that would allow both Japan and its anti-whaling detractors to claim victory. This would mean that Japan would kill about 150 Minke whales yearly.
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