The International Whaling Commission moratorium on whale hunting has been in effect since 1986 primarily because
A) enforcing and monitoring hunting in the vast open oceans is very difficult.
B) virtually all species of whales are classified as endangered species.
C) of a worldwide recognition of the tourism value of whales.
D) of viral infections that make all whale meat unsuitable for human consumption.
A
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