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.
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In June, the IWC will participate in a new, global initiative to increase co-ordination and co-operation amongst regional fisheries bodies.
30 May 2022
In June, the IWC will hold two workshops to progress IWC Conservation Management Plans. The first will focus on the Southwest Atlantic population of the Southern Right Whale and the second on the franciscana dolphin. Each is a 2-day event and both will be held in Curitiba, Brazil.
25 May 2022
Members of the IWC Scientific Committee are meeting to assess new information on specific whale populations and consider whether this requires the group to conduct further work, specifically new computer simulation trials.
25 Apr 2022
The IWC Scientific Committee begins its annual meeting today. This will be the third virtual gathering of the Committee since the start of the global pandemic in 2020, and the Committee has worked hard to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on its busy and challenging agenda.
17 Mar 2022
In April, the IWC is holding a workshop on the Socio-Economic Values of the Contribution of Cetaceans to Ecosystem Functioning. Guest speakers and participants include social scientists and economists as well as specialists in marine ecology and cetacean biology.
Whaling, conservation & welfare issues including whale watching and small cetaceans.
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