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Commission
The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
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Whales
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Conservation & Management
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Scientific Research
The 2020 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held at the Guildhall, Cambridge, UK
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Scientific Research
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Conservation & Management
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Whales
The International Whaling Commission (IWC)
The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world.
The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works to address a wide range of conservation issues including bycatch and entanglement, ocean noise, pollution and debris, collision between whales and ships, and sustainable whale watching.
Recent Reports:
Indian Ocean's whale watching aims for gold standard in sustainability
5 Mar 2020
Whale watching best practice in Sri Lanka and a spotlight on the Sultanate of Oman are amongst the highlights of a news round-up from the Sustainable Whale and Dolphin Tourism Network of the Indian Ocean Rim Ocean (IORA).
Workshop: status of the Franciscana dolphin
18 Feb 2020
