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.
16 days ago
The IWC website has published the first phase of a long-term programme to share its assessments of the status of whales.
24 Oct 2024
The value of IWC Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) was clear at IWC69, with four new CMPs proposed.
22 Oct 2024
At IWC69, the Scientific Committee launched several initiatives to communicate its highly technical work in concise and easily digestible formats.
21 Oct 2024
In many ways, the biggest success of IWC69 was the consensus renewal of quotas for Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling.
16 Oct 2024
The annual IWC-POWER scientific cruise has returned safely to port reporting a productive expedition which surveyed areas of the Arctic Ocean for the first time.
Whaling, conservation & welfare issues including whale watching and small cetaceans.
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