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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Congratulations to two IWC-trained fishermen who successfully disentangled a humpback whale off Skye on this week.
11 Dec 2024
The IWC was recently pleased to support a series of capacity building and information exchange sessions in Kribi, Cameroon, led by the Consortium for the Conservation of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (CCAHD).
18 Nov 2024
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.
Whaling, conservation & welfare issues including whale watching and small cetaceans.
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