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Large whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying

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In Hobart for its 70th summit and 80th birthday, the International Whaling Commission has passed its first "single voice" declaration, described as symbolic by some. The International Whaling Commission was set up 80 years ago, initially to regulate whaling, and 40 years ago, a moratorium on commercial whaling started.

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