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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

Pollution 2025: Intersessional Workshop

21 Oct 2021

The Scientific Committee of the IWC is holding a virtual workshop on the new Pollution 2025 initiative, focused on cumulative effects and multiple stressors.

Fifth IWC Workshop on Climate Change and Cetaceans will focus on increased efforts and collaboration

20 Oct 2021

As world leaders gather for the COP26 Climate Conference, the IWC is also taking the next steps in a thirty-year work programme to understand the impact of climate change on cetaceans. 

IWC-POWER completes twelfth successful research voyage

4 Oct 2021

Special Virtual Meeting: Actions on Voting Rights and the Plight of the Vaquita

22 Sep 2021

75 years of recommendations: the IWC’s new, public database

20 Sep 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 2 Pollution 2025 Workshop+1 more Dec 1 Climate Change Workshop 2021
2020
2022

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Member Map

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