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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2002

Japan will no longer oppose a bowhead whaling quota for Alaska Native subsistence hunting, a United States official said.

Japan led a campaign against indigenous hunting in Alaska and Siberia, Russia. The International Whaling Commission is set to reconsider the issue at a meeting in England on October 18.

Members of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission will attend.

Get the Story:
Approval of whale quota seen as likely (The Anchorage Daily News 9/21)

Relevant Links:
International Whaling Commission - http://www.iwcoffice.org

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