31.   Norway is allowed to hunt whales under an exemption because it formally opposed the moratorium when it was first proposed.

32.   On the other hand, Iceland, which has hunted whales for centuries, had its bid to regain full membership rejected for the second straight year.

33.   Shimonoseki is home to families that have hunted whales for generations.

34.   St. Vincent and the Grenadines is allowed to hunt two whales a year, among a handful of countries that have an exemption for indigenous people and traditional hunting.

35.   The compromise was proposed mainly because Norway and Japan continue to hunt whales under exceptions to the IWC ban.

36.   The commission postponed until Friday a decision on whether to withdraw the right of St. Vincent to hunt two whales per year, while delegates scrambled for a compromise.

37.   The IWC allows some indigenous peoples such as the Inuits to hunt whales for subsistence.

38.   The International Whaling Commission asked Norway on Wednesday to stop hunting whales immediately.

39.   The Makah Indians of Washington state appealed to the International Whaling Commission on Tuesday to allow them to hunt whales again in a renewal of their ancient culture.

40.   The tribe will not hunt whales again until cleared by the courts, Keith Johnson, head of the Makah Tribal Whaling Commission, told KIRO-FM.