[Coral-List] Caribbean whaling nations

[goldberg at fiu.edu]

Listers, A recent post asked why Caribbean nations hunt whales when they can make more money from tourists who want to watch whales. The background and the answer to this question may be found in the following two BBC links  
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5093350.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4117888.stm
In order to facilitate a dialog with the appropriate ministry
heads who voted with Japan on this issue, I am posting a list of contacts. Members of the Coral List may wish to provide them with some feedback on the issue of whale watching vs.whale eating.

List of Caribbean IWC Member Countries and Commissioners

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 
Mr. Anthony Liverpool
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands,
Environment, Marine Resources and Agro Industries
Independence Drive and Queen Elizabeth Highway
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Email foreignaffairs at ab.gov.ag 

DOMINICA 
Mr. Lloyd Pascal 
PO Box 2
Roseau 
DOMINICA 
Email:kuchy27 at hotmail.com 

GRENADA 
Honourable Gregory Bowen
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries,
Lands, Public Utilities, Energy and Marketing
and Importing Board  
St. George's Grenada
Email: gregorybowen at gov.gd

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS 
The Honourable Cedric Liburd, Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Housing 
Government Headquarters PO Box186 , St. Kitts and Nevis, WEST INDIES 
Email minafclh at caribsurf.org

SAINT LUCIA
Honourable Ignatius Jean
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Castries Waterfront
St. Lucia
Email: minister at slumaffe.org

VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Senator Edwin Snagg  
Office of the Prime Minister
Bay Street Kingstown ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Email:pmosvg at caribsurf.com

Cheers,
wmg 
Walter M. Goldberg
Professor of Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Florida International University
University Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Telephone (305) 348-3659
email goldberg at fiu.edu  or  polyps at bellsouth.net
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