WRAP Japanese NZ officials blame each other amp Greenpeace protests

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(27 Jul 2001) • • 1. Greenpeace protesters spin Whale of Fortune • 2. Protesters watchig wheel • 3. Wheel falls on 'full quota' • 4. Greenpeace protesters • 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Page, Greenpeace: Greenpeace is very disappointed that the International Whaling Commission failed to establish two whale sanctuaries, one in the South Pacific and one in the South Atlantic. The reason the commission failed to do so is that Japan - one of the only two countries still whaling - is rigging the votes. Japan admitted last week it's using overseas development aid to vote in favour of whaling. • 6. International Whaling Commission entrance • 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim McLay, New Zealand delegate: New Zealand was genuinely disappointed at the failure of the commission to agree to a South Pacific whale sanctuary. We got a clear majority of the votes but we didn't get the required 75 per cent. • 8. Delegates discuss whaling proposals • 9. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Joji Morishita, Japanese delegate I would like to express Japan's disappointment about the results of the International Whaling Commission meeting this time, particularly the failure to complete the Revised Management Scheme. This would protect whales more effectively than the establishment of sanctuaries. • 10. Whaling ship • 11. Whale being harpooned • • STORYLINE: • • A new initiative to save the whale has ended in failure after Japan blocked proposals to set up two giant whale sanctuaries. • • But an even more contentious issue - whether to overturn the 15-year moratorium on commercial whaling - wasn't put to the vote when delegates met at the International Whaling Commission in London on Friday. • • New Zealand and a number of other countries want to establish sanctuaries in the South Pacific and South Atlantic. • • But whaling nations such as Japan and Norway says this isn't necessary. • • The Japanese deny they're flouting the ban on commercial whaling, arguing they're engaged in what they call scientific whaling which is still permitted. • • They wanted the conference to set up a better monitoring system to check on whale numbers, and expressed disappointment that this wasn't done. • • Greenpeace protesters likened the current quota system to a lottery. • • They accuse Japan of buying votes from poorer nations in return for aid. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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