The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
The 2021 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held in Bled, Slovenia
The IWC welcomes enquiries from the media. As the international, inter-governmental organisation with responsibility for conservation of whales and management of whaling since 1946, we hold a significant amount of information which we are happy to share.
18 fev 2021
New funding is available for scientists with research proposals focusing on conservation of dolphins and porpoises. The IWC Small Cetaceans Voluntary Fund (SCVF) has launched its fourth call for tenders thanks to generous contributions from IWC member governments and non-governmental organisations.
29 jan 2021
The Fisheries' and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has published Technical Guidelines to Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries. This detailed document has taken two years to produce and received support and input from the IWC's Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (BMI).
27 nov 2020
A short film is now available to provide a guided tour of the Whale Watching Handbook, a comprehensive online tool, providing information on sustainable whale watching to regulators, policy makers, members of the public planning a trip, and the whale watching industry.
29 jan 2021
The Fisheries' and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has published Technical Guidelines to Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries. This detailed document has taken two years to produce and received support and input from the IWC's Bycatch Mitigation Initiative (BMI).
27 nov 2020
A short film is now available to provide a guided tour of the Whale Watching Handbook, a comprehensive online tool, providing information on sustainable whale watching to regulators, policy makers, members of the public planning a trip, and the whale watching industry.