The convention called for a two-year moratorium on commercial whaling.

会议呼吁两年内暂停商业捕鲸活动。

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It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean's largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species.

作为海洋中最大的生物，蓝鲸很难追踪，但由于商业捕鲸，它们几乎灭绝，现在已被列为濒危物种。

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Commercial whaling was banned worldwide 22 years ago.

商业捕鲸在22年前已在全球禁止。

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Australia,and other critics, say the annual hunt is merely a front for commercial whaling, which is banned under international law.

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EMOTION, according to the Japanese government, should play no part in decisions about commercial whaling.

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But critics say the hunt is commercial whaling in another guise and has no scientific value.

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Iceland is already under fire from the conservation lobby over its recent decision to resume commercial whaling.

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