The International Whaling Commission - IWC
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.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:
Views and collaborators sought for Indian Ocean Monitoring Initiative
Yesterday
The IWC is circulating a questionnaire seeking expert views and collaborators on a proposed survey in the Indian Ocean.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:
Crossing borders to address large whale entanglement: bi-national workshop in Puerto Williams, Chile
11 Dec 2023
The first large whale entanglement response workshop in the southernmost city of Chile has successfully concluded.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:
Successful delivery of strandings response training across the Caribbean region
27 Nov 2023
The IWC Strandings Initiative has completed an extensive Caribbean training project in partnership with CARI’MAM, the Caribbean Marine Mammals Preservation Network.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:
World Shipping Council: Whale Protection Conference launches ‘Whale Chart’ navigation aid
13 Nov 2023
World Shipping Council (WSC) launch navigational aid designed to reduce ship strikes.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE IWC:
IWC and CMS collaborate for second workshop on Cetacean Ecosystem Functioning
8 Nov 2023
The second IWC-CMS joint workshop on Cetacean Ecosystem Functioning will be held in Bonn this month.
Whaling, conservation & welfare issues including whale watching and small cetaceans.
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