U.S. & Japan Agree to Negotiation over Whaling Rights
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Transcript of U.S. & Japan Agree to Negotiation over Whaling Rights
Ashley Walters
May 2nd, 2013
Global Negotiations
University of Phoenix
MGT/445
Sarah Sederstom
• International Whaling Commission Banned
Commercial Whaling in 1986
– Depleting Population
• 3 Countries Continue:
– Japan
– Iceland
– Norway
• Commercial Exception
U.S. & Japan Agree to NegotiationWhaling Limits
The Argument•Pro-Whaling
-Research
-Scientific
-Culture
•Anti-Whaling-Protection
-Inhumane
-Unneccessary
The Proposal•Presented to International Whalling Committee
- Grant Costal Permit Whaling
- Commitment to cut back on Commercial Whaling
- South Antarctic Sanctuary for Minke Whales
– No new countries
– Trade made illegal
– Monitoring
• Whale watching ships
• Fishing Boats
• Report TOD
• DNA Sample
The Details10 Year Contract
Closed-Door NegotiationJune 21-25, 2010
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88 Nations
96 Reps
¾ Vote
The Result•Denied immediately
- Japan has recruited members for IWC
- Japan refuses negotiation/acception of decision
- Anti-Whaling Conservation Groups
- Sea Sheppard
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References
Broder, J. (April 14, 2010)U.S. Leads New Bid to Phase Out Whale
Hunting, The New York Times: Washington. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/science/earth/15whale.html?_r
=0
Eilperin, J. (January 25 2009). U.S., Japan Negotiate Over Whaling
Limits, The Washington Post; Retrieved from
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-01-
25/news/36844773_1_whale-populations-whale-sanctuary-hunt-
whales