Japan defeated in bid to exclude small cetaceans from IWC agenda

Japan defeated in bid to exclude small cetaceans from IWC agenda

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis - The International Whaling Commission begins its 58th plenary session on the Caribbean island state of St. Kitts and Nevis on June 16.

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