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25 Apr 2022
The IWC Scientific Committee begins its annual meeting today. This will be the third virtual gathering of the Committee since the start of the global pandemic in 2020, and the Committee has worked hard to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on its busy and challenging agenda.
17 Mar 2022
In April, the IWC is holding a workshop on the Socio-Economic Values of the Contribution of Cetaceans to Ecosystem Functioning. Guest speakers and participants include social scientists and economists as well as specialists in marine ecology and cetacean biology.
7 Mar 2022
In December, the Scientific Committee held the fifth in a series of workshops on climate change. An expert group gathered virtually to review the latest scientific research and assess both observed and predicted effects of climate change on cetaceans, including on their prey and habitats.
1 Dec 2021
The IWC commemorates its 75th anniversary on December 2nd 2021. The Commission and its wider network of collaborators, supporters and observers will again come together virtually to reflect on an evolutionary 75 year journey and the challenges faced today and into the future.
26 Nov 2021
The fifth in a series of climate change workshops begins on 29 Nov. Reflecting the importance of the subject, it is the first IWC expert workshop to be live streamed on the Commission's YouTube channel.
21 Oct 2021
The Scientific Committee of the IWC is holding a virtual workshop on the new Pollution 2025 initiative, focused on cumulative effects and multiple stressors.
4 Oct 2021
IWC-POWER is an international collaboration and its latest research cruise has reported a successful voyage, covering areas of the North-east Pacific and Bering Sea.
22 Sep 2021
The report of the IWC Virtual Special Meeting is published today. The virtual meeting took place over two days at the beginning of September and focused only on urgent matters which could not be delayed for a year.
20 Sep 2021
As the IWC commemorates its 75th anniversary, it is launching a new database capturing all the recommendations made by the Commission and its main sub-groups.
2 Aug 2021
The 12th international research cruise in the IWC-POWER series embarked today from Shiogama. This is the latest stage in a long-term programme to determine the status of populations of the large whales found in North Pacific Waters, some of which have not been surveyed for several decades.
1 Jul 2021
The IWC’s Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (JCRM) is formally relaunched today. Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the IWC, the comprehensive update includes new layouts, increased visibility, and more user-friendly processes for submission and review.
21 Jun 2021
The IWC Scientific Committee today publishes the report of its annual meeting – and beats all previous attendance records with nearly 600 participants.
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