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Commission
The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
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Whales
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Conservation & Management
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Scientific Research
The 2020 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held at the Guildhall, Cambridge, UK
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Scientific Research
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Conservation & Management
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Whales
Media Resources
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IWC News
IWC hosts international biodiversity group
24 Sep 2019
This week the IWC will host the 14th meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG). The BLG brings together the eight inter-governmental conventions whose mandate includes protection of biodiversity.
Latest Entanglement Response trainees complete an action-packed apprenticeship in Cape Cod.
9 Sep 2019
This year’s two apprentices to the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network have completed their training with the IWC and its partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), and returned to Peru.
Bycatch Mitigation in the Indian Ocean: IWC workshop report published
14 Aug 2019
A more systematic process of assessment, and focus on gillnets, are amongst key recommendations in the report of the IWC Bycatch Workshop, published today.
IWC attends Whaling Captains’ Convention, Utqiaġvik, Alaska
31 Jul 2019
The IWC is honoured to be represented at the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission’s (AEWC) 2019 Annual Whaling Captains’ Convention, underway this week in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska.
Small Cetaceans Task Team workshop: South Asian River Dolphins
17 Jul 2019
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is hosting a workshop focused on the Ganges and Indus river dolphins, known collectively as South Asian river dolphins. These are categorised as endangered by the IUCN Red List, and face a range of threats including bycatch, pollution, and habitat loss as dams and barrages alter river courses.