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Comisión
The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia
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Ballenas
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Conservación y Manejo
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Investigación Científica
The 2021 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held in Bled, Slovenia
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Investigación Científica
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Conservación y Manejo
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Ballenas
IWC News
Collaboration and co-existence: the key to bycatch reduction and a winning formula for Pedro Fruet
8 Jun 2021
The IWC congratulates Scientific Committee member Dr Pedro Fruet who has won a distinguished Whitley Award for his work to address bycatch of Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins in the Patos Lagoon Estuary, southern Brazil.
Annual Scientific Committee meeting begins
27 Abr 2021
The IWC Scientific Committee begins its annual meeting today. Despite the limitations imposed by Covid-19, the group will work through a busy and challenging agenda, ranging from genetics and population structure to pollution and climate change.
On World Wildlife Day, scientists highlight the threat of cetacean extinctions - and importance of acting now
3 Mar 2021
On World Wildlife Day and as the IWC reaches its 75th birthday, members of the Scientific Committee are raising awareness of the need for increased action to prevent extinction of cetacean species. As part of education and outreach efforts, a new section of the IWC website has been developed, containing information about extinction and the threats facing whales, dolphins and porpoises today.
Call for Applications – the Small Cetaceans Voluntary Fund
18 Feb 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.
Published: FAO technical guidelines to reduce and prevent bycatch
29 Ene 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).