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Chile: Senate passes whale-sanctuary bill

Chile is making its entire Pacific Ocean territorial waters a whale sanctuary.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2008 - 09:21

Chile is making its entire Pacific Ocean territorial waters a whale sanctuary.

The Senate unanimously passed a bill submitted by President Michelle Bachelet that bans whale hunting off Chile’s 3,400 mile coast.

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