Mr. Stefan Asmundsson

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  "There is no reason to treat whales differently from any other animals," Stefan Asmundsson, Iceland's commissioner at the
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  I'm not saying everyone needs to eat whale meat, but it's a normal part of the diet in many parts of the world," Asmundsson said.

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  "There is no reason to treat whales differently from any other animals," Stefan Asmundsson, Iceland's commissioner at the International Whaling Commission, told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the body's annual meeting in Chile.
  
  "Iceland does not subscribe to the principle of survival of the cutest.We subscribe to the principle of sustainable utilization," he added."Sustainable utilization of animals is a recognized principle all over the world."
  
  Shortly after he spoke, a lone protester locked himself to the doors of the Sheraton hotel where the conference is being held with a motorcycle chain, chanting "No more whaling.
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  I'm not saying everyone needs to eat whale meat, but it's a normal part of the diet in many parts of the world," Asmundsson said.
  
  "Some countries like to treat whales in a different manner, basically saying some animals are more equal than others," he added."Deer hunting is not considered to be a big thing in the same way as whaling is, but in both cases you are hunting mammals."
  
  While ignoring the moratorium, Iceland, like Norway and Japan, has opted to stay within the International Whaling Commission, which conservationists put down to politics and diplomacy.
  
  "Many countries, especially Western countries ... look at whales as somehow iconic animals, special animals that are outside the animal kingdom and cannot be treated as animals normally are," Asmundsson said.

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  "It has gone too far," Iceland Whaling Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson said on Tuesday of the commission's rejection."We cannot accept it.We've been treated illegally."
  
  If Iceland had succeeded in rejoining the IWC, that could have given the pro-whaling forces the simple majority necessary to discuss lifting the ban.Ending the 1986 moratorium, however, requires a three-fourths majority.
  
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  Asmundsson hinted that Iceland might consider resuming commercial whaling without the IWC's approval, but he said the country will first review the situation and explore its options. - Sapa-AP
  
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  "We issued ... a minke quota which limits the catch to 40 animals, and that's similar to the amount that was caught last year," said Iceland's whaling commissioner Stefan Asmundsson.
  
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  "There can be no question that this is a sustainable activity," said Mr Asmundsson.

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  Despite this, Stefan Asmundsson, an officer at the ministry of fisheries, said negotiations for market access to Japan were ongoing.
  
  "We are talking to the Japanese government but so far we have not reached a conclusion on how best to secure the health and quality of the products," said Asmundsson.

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  According to Stefan Asmundsson, Iceland's commissioner at the International Whaling Commission, whales are just like any other animal and deserve no special treatment.

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  Stefan Asmundsson, a senior official in Iceland's fisheries ministry and its commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), confirmed that the hunt was likely to go ahead.
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  The traditional whaling season opens in May, but the minister of fisheries has "not decided" yet on any quotas, Stefan Asmundsson, head of the International Affairs Office at the ministry, said.
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  Asmundsson said the domestic demand would likely be key in the quota decision since "exports were not very big in recent times."
  
  The whale research programme of 200 animals concluded last autumn.
  
  Asmundsson, who is also whaling commissioner, said possible whaling quotas would be "sustainable" in accordance with the North Atlantic nation's policy of ensuring that "all living marine resources" were harvested in a sustainable manner.
  
  At present it was unlikely the government would move to allow hunting of other species than minke whales and fin whales, he said.

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  Stefan Asmundsson, an officer at the ministry of fisheries, said negotiations for market access to Japan were ongoing.
  
  "We are talking to the Japanese government but so far we have not reached a conclusion on how best to secure the health and quality of the products," he said.

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  But the country's whaling commissioner Stefan Asmundsson told the BBC News website that exports to the Faroe Islands will begin soon.
  
  "Essentially Iceland and the Faroes established a joint trade area, and because of that we do not have any limits on exporting whalemeat to the Faroes any more than any other products," he said.
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  "Iceland's position is that we put whaling into two categories - sustainable and unsustainable," said Stefan Asmundsson.

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  Whaling Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson also indicated that Iceland might consider resuming commercial whaling without the international group's approval.
  
  Iceland's request for full membership was rejected Monday, the first day of the group's annual meeting.It is being viewed as an unexpected victory for the anti-whaling members, such as Australia and the United States.

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