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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.

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News

Collaboration and co-existence: the key to bycatch reduction and a winning formula for Pedro Fruet

8 Jun 2021

The IWC congratulates Scientific Committee member Dr Pedro Fruet who has won a distinguished Whitley Award for his work to address bycatch of Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins in the Patos Lagoon Estuary, southern Brazil.

Annual Scientific Committee meeting begins

27 Apr 2021

On World Wildlife Day, scientists highlight the threat of cetacean extinctions - and importance of acting now

3 Mar 2021

Call for Applications – the Small Cetaceans Voluntary Fund

18 Feb 2021

 
 

Events Calendar

2021

Jan 1 IWC Bureau meeting Feb Mar Apr 1 SC68C
May 1 SC68C Jun Jul Aug
Sep 1 IWC Virtual Special Meeting Oct Nov Dec
2020
2022

Click Here to view the full list of Events & Workshops

Member Map

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