Key nations in the whaling debate are meeting in the United States to discuss a compromise deal over the divisive issue.
Delegates meeting near Saint Petersburg in Florida are considering a proposal put forward by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to allow Japan, Iceland and Norway to commercially hunt whales.
The proposal would include strict monitoring and reductions in the number of whales killed over the next 10 years.
Australia is trying to stop Japanese whaling in the Antarctic and has put forward its own proposal.
The meeting is closed to the media but lobby groups are allowed to observe. They say the atmosphere is cordial.
This is a preliminary session ahead of the full meeting of the IWC in Morocco in June
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