Obama rebukes Iceland for whaling, but doesn't impose trade sanctions

摘要

President Obama yesterday admonished Iceland for its commercial whaling industry, but hernstopped short of issuing trade sanctions against the country, a move that conservationistsrnbelieve would help bring an end to the practice.rnAt issue is the country's commercial harvest of the minke and fin whales, most of which arernexported as whale meat and products to countries such as Japan. The marine mammals arernboth listed as species threatened with extinction under the Convention on International Trade inrnEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).