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IWC whaling ban vote: The good, the bad and the undecided

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by EVAN T. ALLARD - CDNN Eco News Editor

ULSAN, South Korea (21 June 2005) -- Almost as important as the overwhelming defeat of Japan's bid to resume commercial whaling was the earlier defeat of Japan's attempt to hide its whaling puppets with a secret vote.

Now conservationists, eco activists and the global scuba diving community know exactly which countries want to protect whales and which ones don't including the many banana republics that Japan has bribed to support its commercial whaling agenda. 

Here's the complete list of the good, the bad and the undecided from the IWC vote on Japan's proposal to resume commercial whaling.

 

The Good: Countries voting against the Japanese commercial whaling proposal

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Brazil
  6. Chile
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Finland
  9. France
  10. Germany
  11. Hungary
  12. Ireland
  13. Italy
  14. Luxembourg
  15. Mexico
  16. Monaco
  17. Netherlands
  18. New Zealand
  19. Oman
  20. Panama
  21. Portugal
  22. San Marino
  23. Slovak Republic
  24. South Africa
  25. Spain
  26. Sweden
  27. Switzerland
  28. United Kingdom
  29. United States

 

The Bad: Countries voting for the Japanese commercial whaling proposal

  1. Antigua & Barbuda  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  2. Benin
  3. Cameroon
  4. Ivory Coast
  5. Dominica ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  6. Gabon
  7. Grenada  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  8. Guinea
  9. Iceland
  10. Japan
  11. Mauritania
  12. Mongolia
  13. Nicaragua
  14. Norway
  15. Palau  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  16. Russia
  17. St. Kitts & Nevis  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  18. St. Lucia  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  19. St. Vincent & Grenadines ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  20. Senegal
  21. Solomon Islands  ACT NOW: Boycott this dive destination
  22. Suriname
  23. Tuvalu

 

The Undecided: Countries abstaining

  1. China
  2. Denmark
  3. Kiribati
  4. Korea
  5. Morocco
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