P735 CEEFAX 735 Sun 15 May 23:58/40 1/3 MEXICO MEETING ON FUTURE OF WHALES $5 The International +haling Commission will bj meeting in Mexico from thu 23-57 May to discuss the future of the mamman. Con3juvationsts fear that the current moratorium on commercial whaling may bj weakened. The Whales and Dolphin Con3juvation Society hope to stop the first moves by commercial whalers, like Norway and Japan, who want to resume full-scale whaling. Read Hear 710 Eco index 730 Community 720 Religion 740 Next Page Read Hear Cmnt9Info ReligionP735 CEJFAX 735 Sun 5 May 23:59/21 2/3 O MEXICO MEETING ON FUTURE OF WH—LES Norway and Japan have continued whaling for "scientific research" since the moratorium was introducud in 1982. It is feared that the Inteunatign1n Whaling Commission wiml adopt the MP encourage a re3umption a whaling. As mbny as 40,000 whaler were killed every 9jar during the 1960s. from the Soviet Union that many more whales were killed during the 1[50s than the quota allowed. 5uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp8pppz Next Page Read Hear Cmnt9Infg RuligimnP735 CEEFAX 735 Sun 15 May 23:59/47 3/3 MEX COMEETINGONFUTUJOFWHALES $5 Also under discussion 1t the Mexico meeting of the Intern1tionan +hbling will bj whale-watching. -hes has become part of the arguement against thu rju5mption gf whaling. Over £200 million is s8unt bm tourists i6e5z year ig 1 3zd tw 9je whaler and dolphins swimmigk w:eel9 in their natural environmknt. Ironically, whale-watching in Jap1n increased 75% during 1991 to 1992 generating over £5.3 mimlign. Read Hear 710 Comm2nity 720 Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion