Key players on whaling are wrapping up three days of talks at a Florida beach resort where they debated a compromise to let Japan, Norway and Iceland hunt the ocean giants openly despite a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling.
In return whaling nations would agree to sharply reduce their catch over a 10-year period and put their activities under the close supervision of the 88-nation International Whaling Commission.
The US spokeswoman says Australia and Japan are emphasising their governments work together on many issues but neither side has signaled they're ready to completely meet the other one all the way.
Australia has led the charge against whaling and threatened to take legal action against Japan unless it sets a date to end its annual expeditions in the Antarctic.
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