CDNN ECO WARNING: St. LuciaPUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTMonday 22 August 2005 St. Lucia
This Eco Warning is being issued to accurately inform the public about St. Lucia government policies that threaten marine wildlife. ACT NOW and Make a Difference. Boycott Japan and its whaling puppets. |
On July 5, 2000, the proposal to establish a whale sanctuary in the South Pacific was narrowly defeated in the 52nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.Although member nations voted for the plan by almost two to one, the vote fell short of the 75% needed to adopt the proposal. ST. LUCIA SELLS ITS VOTE TO JAPAN The international community was outraged when six Caribbean nations, including St. Lucia, colluded with Japan to vote down the proposal. Japan does not deny it provides cash incentives to recruit countries to the IWC with the expressed intent to overturn the commercial whaling ban. "We would like to utilize overseas development aid as a practical means to promote nations to join, expanding aid to non-member countries which support Japan's claim," said Hiroaki Kameya, vice-minister of Japan's powerful fishing ministry. Other officials of Japan's whaling delegation have been even more blunt. "Whaling is a national symbol against the cultural imperialism of western nations," said Shigeko Misaki. "If we succumb to the moral standards of the western world, we would lose control of our people internally." We urge concerned divers throughout the global scuba diving community to support commercial and tourism boycotts of St. Lucia. We also urge you to ACT NOW and email protest letters to government and tourism officials in St. Lucia who are colluding with Japan to block whale sanctuaries and reverse the ban on commercial whaling. Go to CDNN St. Lucia Travel News | 
