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IWC Scientific Committee on Maui dolphins

Monday, 22 June 2015, 3:17 pm | International Whaling Commission

IWC Scientific Committee reports humpback whale recovery, developments in management of aboriginal whaling, and new work on endangered Maui dolphins and the vaquita. More >>

IWC: 'Extreme Concern' on Maui's Dolphin

Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:34 pm | International Whaling Commission

From 3-15 June, almost 200 cetacean scientists from around the world met at the annual IWC Scientific Committee meeting in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Since 1950, this Committee has met annually to bring together information and expertise from every continent. ... More >>

IWC 60th Annual Meeting, Chile 2008 - Day 4

Saturday, 28 June 2008, 7:10 am | International Whaling Commission

Australia introduced a paper it had submitted in the context of the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) related to conservation monitoring plans. The Commission then turned to the issue of aboriginal subsistence whaling. More >>

Socio-Economic Implications And Small-Type Whaling

Friday, 27 June 2008, 10:02 am | International Whaling Commission

Japan referred to the hardship suffered by its community-based whaling communities since implementation of the commercial whaling moratorium. In previous years, Japan requested a vote on its proposal to relieve this hardship but this year did not. More >>

Japan vows to continue cruel whale ‘research"

Monday, 19 June 2006, 11:25 am | International Whaling Commission

Despite more than 25 separate International Whaling Commission (IWC) resolutions calling for an end to lethal research on whales over the past 19 years, Japan today announced it would press on with its controversial ‘scientific’ whaling programme ... More >>

Whaling means whale watching, says New Zealand

Wednesday, 18 June 2003, 9:13 am | International Whaling Commission

High North News (17.06.03): New Zealand made the day at today’s deliberations of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission by arguing that whaling means whale watching. More >>

Scientists confirm great abundance of minke whales

Tuesday, 17 June 2003, 8:47 am | International Whaling Commission

High North News (16.06.03): The report of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, published today, confirms that the North Atlantic minke whale is still abundant. More >>

Whaling Body Must Reject New Role

Thursday, 22 May 2003, 8:14 am | International Whaling Commission

Washington, DC, 21 May 2003 The International Whaling Commission (IWC) should reject a move by eighteen of its members to redefine the body’s conservation role at its forthcoming annual meeting in Berlin, according to Eugene Lapointe, a former Secretary ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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