SKorea says it may abandon research whaling plan

Published July 11, 2012 10:03am ET



SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it may scrap research whaling plans that have been widely criticized.

Fisheries official Kang Joon-suk said Wednesday that Seoul may drop the plans if it finds ways to study whales without killing them.

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