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NEWS/HOME  AROUND THE BAY  AROUND THE REPUBLIC  AROUND THE AMERICAS  THE BIG PICTURE  BUSINESS NEWS  TECHNOLOGY NEWS  WEIRD NEWS  EDITORIALS  ENTERTAINMENT  VALLARTA LIVING  PV REAL ESTATE  TRAVEL / OUTDOORS  HEALTH / BEAUTY  SPORTS  DAZED & CONFUSED  PHOTOGRAPHY  CLASSIFIEDS  READERS CORNER  BANDERAS NEWS TEAM Free Newsletter!			March 2008  Australia Condemns Whaling Battle Reuters Australia calls for anti-whaling activists and Japanese whalers to show restraint. The call comes after an activist said he was shot during a clash with Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters. Japan's fisheries agency said coastguard officials had only thrown "flash grenades," which are used for crowd control and are not regarded as weapons. Reuters' Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.   New Row in Whaling Dispute Reuters The captain of anti-whaling vessel the Sea Shepherd says he was shot in the chest during a clash with Japanese whalers but the Japanese fisheries agency denies this. The incident is the latest clash between the environmentalists and Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. Japan abandoned commercial whaling in 1986 when it agreed to an international moratorium but began its research programme the following year which sees around a thousand whales being killed annually. Reuters' Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports. Tell a Friend • Site Map • Print this Page • Email Us • Top

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