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Commission
The 2018 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Costao Do Santinho Resort, Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Whales
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Conservation & Management
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Scientific Research
The 2018 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held at the Hotel Golf, Bled, Slovenia.
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Scientific Research
Publication of annual Scientific Committee Report
25 May 2018
The annual report of the IWC Scientific Committee is published today. It contains a comprehensive account of the discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the meeting of the Scientific Committee, which took place over a two week period in April/May in Bled, Slovenia. To read this year's Scientific Committee report please click here. Click here to read the report.
IWC Scientific Committee Meets in Bled
19 Apr 2018
IWC Governance Review Report published today
16 Apr 2018
Entanglement training concludes in Columbia
5 Oct 2017
The International Whaling Commission
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 87 member governments from countries all over the world. All members are signatories to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention is the legal framework which established the IWC in 1946.
Uncertainty over whale numbers led to the introduction of a ‘moratorium’ on commercial whaling in 1986. This remains in place although the Commission continues to set catch limits for aboriginal subsistence whaling. Today, the Commission also works to understand and address a wide range of non-whaling threats to cetaceans including entanglement, ship strike, marine debris, climate change and other environmental concerns.
Member Map
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Conservation & Management
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