Currently, however, this species is not subject to commercial whaling.

Iceland has said it plans to resume commercial whaling in 2006.

But we do face a real possibility that some commercial whaling will be allowed to resume in 1992.

Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.

Both countries have the long-term goal of resuming open commercial whaling.

Before commercial whaling, they were estimated to number 50,000.

Australia and other nations call the programme a front for commercial whaling.

Their bid to end a 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling was never even brought to a vote.

Japan recently announced the end to five decades of commercial whaling.

A moratorium is at present in force on all commercial whaling.