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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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Baleines
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Préservation & Gestion
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Recherche Scientifique
The 2021 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held in Bled, Slovenia
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Recherche Scientifique
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Préservation & Gestion
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Baleines
IWC News
On World Wildlife Day, scientists highlight the threat of cetacean extinctions - and importance of acting now
3 mars 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 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.
Published: FAO technical guidelines to reduce and prevent bycatch
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).
Successful response to entangled Arabian Sea humpback
26 jan 2021
Teamwork has resulted in the successful disentanglement of a humpback whale from a highly endangered population found only in the Arabian Sea.
75 years of the IWC
20 jan 2021
The IWC has started the new year with the introduction of a new logo, commemorating 2021 as the 75th anniversary of the organisation.