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The International Whaling Commission - IWC

The IWC was established in 1946 as the global body responsible for management of whaling and conservation of whales. Today the IWC has 88 member countries. The mandate has not changed but many new conservation concerns exist and the IWC work programme now also includes bycatch & entanglement, ship strikes, ocean noise, pollution and debris, and sustainable whale watching.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:

New Series of Scientific Committee Workshops: Small Cetaceans in the South Pacific

31 Jan 2024

In Auckland, New Zealand this February, the IWC will hold the first in a new series of workshops, reviewing dolphin and porpoise species in the South Pacific Island region.

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