proposed creation of a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic, defended by Latin American countries, was rejected Thursday by members of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Portoroz (Slovenia), found the AFP.
In the vote, the proposal of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and South Africa, won two-thirds vote and not the 75% required for approval. Specifically, 40 countries voted in favor, 18 against and two abstained.
Brazil's representative said it was "disappointed" by the result, but at the same time "animated" to continue its work for the creation of a sanctuary in the South Atlantic, as "supporting this project increases."
The International Whaling Commission has repeatedly addressed this project. Whales already have two sanctuaries in the Southern Ocean and the Indian.
Supporters of the sanctuaries for large cetaceans estimate that these guarantees enhanced protection, if one day the moratorium on commercial whaling is relaxed.
The proposal by Japan to hunt whales near its shores was also rejected by 19 votes in favor, 39 against and two abstentions. This project also required a 75% vote requirement for approval.
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