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.
4 days ago
The IWC Strandings Initiative has completed an extensive Caribbean training project in partnership with CARI’MAM, the Caribbean Marine Mammals Preservation Network.
18 days ago
World Shipping Council (WSC) launch navigational aid designed to reduce ship strikes.
23 days ago
The second IWC-CMS joint workshop on Cetacean Ecosystem Functioning will be held in Bonn this month.
1 Nov 2023
Four Brazilian trainees have successfully completed advanced apprenticeships in entanglement response.
9 Oct 2023
The first large whale disentanglement workshop in Costa Rica has concluded successfully.
Whaling, conservation & welfare issues including whale watching and small cetaceans.
International Whaling Commission
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secretariat@iwc.int
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