31.   Japanese research whaling ships departed last Thursday for the North Pacific for the two-month whale hunt.

32.   Norway is the only country that conducts commercial whale hunts, despite the International Whaling Commission ban.

33.   Norway is the only country that conducts commercial whale hunts.

34.   Norway plans to sharply increase quotas for its hotly-protested whale hunt this year, although the fisheries ministry Friday said the numbers will not threaten stocks.

35.   Norway resumed commercial whale hunts three years ago, after a grudging six-year break.

36.   Norway resumed commercial whale hunts three years ago after a grudging six-year break.

37.   Norway resumed its commercial whale hunt five years ago in defiance of an International Whaling Commission ban.

38.   Norway, the only country that conducts commercial whale hunts, said Tuesday that it was lifting its ban on the export of whale meat and products.

39.   Norway resumed its commercial whale hunts three years ago despite a global ban, and sells the meat for human consumption.

40.   Norway resumed its commercial whale hunts three years ago, after a grudging six-year break.