South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
- South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
The South Pacific Whale Sanctuary (SPWS) was a proposed region of the South Pacific in which whaling would be prohibited.
The establishment of a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary (SPWS) by the International Whaling Commission has been a major goal of New Zealand foreign policy. [The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade] The proposed sanctuary would have created protected waters covering 12 million square kilometres.
The proposal was rejected in 2000 at the 52 annual International Whaling Commission meeting in Adelaide, Australia. [BBC] Japan had campaigned against the proposal.
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External links
* [http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Foreign-Relations/Pacific/Environment/index.php Key Pacific Issues - Environment and the Oceans]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/818321.stm BBC: Whale sanctuary rejected]
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