By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News, Madeira The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) opens shortly, with compromise talks between pro- and anti-whaling bloc delicately poised. The compromise "package" would see Japan trim its Antarctic hunt in return for the right to catch whales quasi-commercially in its coastal waters. The original aim of finishing the talks by this year's meeting has been missed. Iceland will face criticism from anti-whaling...
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