Global Whale Talks Vote Down Atlantic Sanctuary Plan
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 25, 2016 | 12:55 PM
PORTOROZ, Slovenia, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Oct, 2016 ) - An international whaling meeting voted down on Tuesday a renewed bid by southern hemisphere nations to create an Atlantic sanctuary for the marine mammals.
Opposed by whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland, the move required 75 percent of the votes to pass, but received only 38 "yes" ballots against 24 against, at the 66th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Portoroz, Slovenia.
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