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Published online 23 July 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040719-18
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Whaling ban safe for now
But pro-whaling countries question future of international commission.
International bans on commercial whaling are unlikely to be lifted in the near future. That's the take-home message from four days of stormy negotiations at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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