41.   Scott Smullen of the U.S. delegation said an Irish proposal to allow limited commercial whale hunts was likely to be a heated issue.

42.   Several tribes people oppose the whale hunt, and scores of animal rights and environmental groups have asked the tribe to cancel its plans.

43.   Shima objected strenuously to efforts to stop its research-oriented whale hunts.

44.   Some tribes people oppose the whale hunt.

45.   Some tribes people oppose the whale hunt, and scores of animal rights and environmental groups have asked the tribe to cancel its plans.

46.   Such whaling nations as Norway, Japan and Iceland complain the IWC has become an organization devoted to preventing whale hunts rather than managing them.

47.   The conference, also expected to discuss methods for killing whales, aboriginal whale hunts and a possible new whale sanctuary, ends Friday.

48.   The Japanese say their whale hunts are part of a scientific program.

49.   The meat from the whale hunt is also sold to restaurants and in markets.

50.   The rift between the pro-whaling and anti-whaling nations was underscored Tuesday, with Iceland storming out of the convention and hinting it may resume whale hunts.