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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.

Recent Reports:

      New Vacancy at IWC Secretariat: Lead for Science

 
 
 

Review of the IWC’s Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research Programme (IWC-POWER)

15 Jan 2020

Cetacean scientists are meeting in Tokyo to discuss the IWC-POWER research cruise programme.

New Tagging Guidelines to protect whales and their observers

18 Dec 2019

Next steps in work to understand and mitigate the threat to cetaceans from marine debris

2 Dec 2019

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Events Calendar

2020

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September 1 October 1 November December
2019
2021

Click Here to view the full list of Events & Workshops

Member Map

Click Here for more information on our members

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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