P735 CEJFAX 735 Sun 28 May :9:21/48 1/2 OIOL R 65 GOVT"NMIN- RJVJC,S WHALING RUQUEST .hj government of Tonga has 2 rejected a request by a Japanj3jm ba3ed company to hunt whales ig it3 Pacific waters. b Thu Japanj2e Sompan;, M—C— Ppcivts, hbs asked if it can hunt ;0 humpback, 200 sperm and 100 minkj +haling had unitially bjun bavned @@ 1@@0@@@@t@j@@@ng kf @dnga. U His decision to ban whbling lead to the closure of the island's small whblimg industry. * 5upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Read Hear 710 Community 720 Ro nd U En ' mint mnt9 nf el g nP735 CEEFAX 735 Sun 28 May 01:55/24 2/2 JAPAN MAY INCREASE WHALE HUNTING It has been reported that Japan plans to increase the number of whales it hunts. $hj report was featured on a Japanese news service and claimed that Japan had already told the Internbtional Whaling Commission (IWC) of it plans. It was also claimed Japan presented the plans to the IWC at its meeting in Dublin. Japan is a mjmbjr of the IWC but allows non-commercial hunting for "scientific purposes". Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CJJFAX 73)a Sun 28 May 01:00/40 E n1 |. jkjjjj;jkjkjkkj175k! P M Y I R AS H L HUN I It has been reported that Japan plans to incrja3e the number of whales it hunts. -hj report was featured on a $5 apa news service and claimed that Japan had already told the International +haling Commi sign ( WC of it lams. It was also claimed Japan presented the plans to the IWC at its mjethng in Dublin. apan is a member of thu IWC but U a l 2 omm r i d h thn f "upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Round Up Env'mmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 C JFAX 735 Sun 28 May 01:16/37 b "u It has been reported t at bp n plans to incrja3j the number of whales it hunts. b The rhpo5u was featured on a Japbnesj news service and claimed that Japan had alrea nti n tionbl +haling Commi s on (IWC) of it plans. I wac al claim d J p n p ese t h $u age urn m unh and bn q e crea "5 in Dudlin. * /[ X T L X IWC %k "scientific purposes". p 2ound Up Env'nmknt nmntyIgfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Sun 28 May 01:47/34 1/2 I GOVERNMENT REJECTS WHALING REQUEST The government of Tonga has rejected a request by a Japanese- based company to hunt whales in its Pacific waters. The Japanese company, MACA Pacific, has asked if it can hunt 50 humpback, 200 sperm and 100 minkj whbles every year. Whaling had initially been banned in 1980 by the King of Tonga. His decision to ban whaling lead to the closure of the island's small whaling industry. Read Hear 710 Community 720 Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo Religion