The International Whaling Commission issued a draft proposal on 22 April that would lift the current ban on commercial whaling, established in 1986, in favour of a progressive reduction and regulation approach. If approved, the proposal would allow limited commercial whaling to continue over a ten year period.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/lift-moratorium-save-whales-iwc-proposal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bridges-trade-biores
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/whales
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global