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KEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationPROGRESS REPORTS
Scientific Progress Reports have their origin in Article VIII, Paragraph 3 of the Convention. All member nations are urged by the Commission to provide Progress Reports to the Scientific Committee following the most recent guidelines developed by the Scientific Committee and adopted by the Commission. The reports are intended as aconcise
GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. Th e Journal of Cetacean Research and Management is an open access peer-reviewed publication containing original scientific papers on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Journal is accompanied by an annual Supplement which contains the report of the IWC Scientific Committee meeting and intersessional workshops held during the relevant period. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationPROGRESS REPORTS
Scientific Progress Reports have their origin in Article VIII, Paragraph 3 of the Convention. All member nations are urged by the Commission to provide Progress Reports to the Scientific Committee following the most recent guidelines developed by the Scientific Committee and adopted by the Commission. The reports are intended as aconcise
GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. Th e Journal of Cetacean Research and Management is an open access peer-reviewed publication containing original scientific papers on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Journal is accompanied by an annual Supplement which contains the report of the IWC Scientific Committee meeting and intersessional workshops held during the relevant period. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
COMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationANNUAL MEETINGS
The Scientific Committee continues to meet annually. In years where both meetings are held, a period of at least 100 days separates the two. This is to allow time to read and digest the reports of the Scientific Committee Meeting, before the Commission Meeting begins. In recognition of the extended periods between Commission meetings, a new IWC VIRTUAL SPECIAL MEETING The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. CETACEANS AND EXTINCTION This is considered the greatest immediate threat to cetaceans. It is the main driver of decline for the critically endangered vaquita and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, and played a significant role in the extinction of the baiji. It is also one of the primary drivers of decline for many coastal cetaceans. COLLABORATION AND CO-EXISTENCE: THE KEY TO BYCATCH The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, SloveniaCOMMON DOLPHIN
Common dolphins are, as the name suggests, widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate waters, and can be found in both nearshore and offshore environments. They are easily recognizable by their striking hourglass or criss-cross pattern that includes a yellowish or tan patch, when almost all other dolphins are limited toshades of
IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationPROGRESS REPORTS
Scientific Progress Reports have their origin in Article VIII, Paragraph 3 of the Convention. All member nations are urged by the Commission to provide Progress Reports to the Scientific Committee following the most recent guidelines developed by the Scientific Committee and adopted by the Commission. The reports are intended as aconcise
GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. Th e Journal of Cetacean Research and Management is an open access peer-reviewed publication containing original scientific papers on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Journal is accompanied by an annual Supplement which contains the report of the IWC Scientific Committee meeting and intersessional workshops held during the relevant period. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationPROGRESS REPORTS
Scientific Progress Reports have their origin in Article VIII, Paragraph 3 of the Convention. All member nations are urged by the Commission to provide Progress Reports to the Scientific Committee following the most recent guidelines developed by the Scientific Committee and adopted by the Commission. The reports are intended as aconcise
GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. Th e Journal of Cetacean Research and Management is an open access peer-reviewed publication containing original scientific papers on the conservation and management of whales, dolphins and porpoises. The Journal is accompanied by an annual Supplement which contains the report of the IWC Scientific Committee meeting and intersessional workshops held during the relevant period. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
COMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian FederationANNUAL MEETINGS
The Scientific Committee continues to meet annually. In years where both meetings are held, a period of at least 100 days separates the two. This is to allow time to read and digest the reports of the Scientific Committee Meeting, before the Commission Meeting begins. In recognition of the extended periods between Commission meetings, a new IWC VIRTUAL SPECIAL MEETING The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Committee. Chair: Robert Suydam, USA. Vice-chair: Alex Zerbini, Brazil. As the oldest and most established of the IWC's committees, the Scientific Committee is involved in the majority of IWC work and has it's own section of the website. CETACEANS AND EXTINCTION This is considered the greatest immediate threat to cetaceans. It is the main driver of decline for the critically endangered vaquita and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, and played a significant role in the extinction of the baiji. It is also one of the primary drivers of decline for many coastal cetaceans. COLLABORATION AND CO-EXISTENCE: THE KEY TO BYCATCH The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, SloveniaCOMMON DOLPHIN
Common dolphins are, as the name suggests, widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate waters, and can be found in both nearshore and offshore environments. They are easily recognizable by their striking hourglass or criss-cross pattern that includes a yellowish or tan patch, when almost all other dolphins are limited toshades of
IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
COMMISSION - IWC
The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The legal framework of the IWC is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention was established in 1946, making it one of the first piecesof international
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian Federation SCIENTIFIC PERMIT WHALING GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management 2008 MASS STRANDING IN MADAGASCAR mass stranding in Madagascar. In 2008, approximately 100 melon-headed whales stranded in the Loza Lagoon system in Madagascar. The response effort was multi-faceted and included local people, government officials, conservation organisations and marine mammal experts. A significant amount of information was collected and, several yearslater
IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
COMMISSION - IWC
The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The legal framework of the IWC is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention was established in 1946, making it one of the first piecesof international
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian Federation SCIENTIFIC PERMIT WHALING GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management 2008 MASS STRANDING IN MADAGASCAR mass stranding in Madagascar. In 2008, approximately 100 melon-headed whales stranded in the Loza Lagoon system in Madagascar. The response effort was multi-faceted and included local people, government officials, conservation organisations and marine mammal experts. A significant amount of information was collected and, several yearslater
COMMISSION - IWC
The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The legal framework of the IWC is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention was established in 1946, making it one of the first piecesof international
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
CBI | COMMISSION BALEINIÈRE INTERNATIONALE La Commission Baleinière Internationale est l'organisme mondial chargé de la conservation des baleines et de la gestion de la chasse à la baleine. La CBI a actuellement 88 gouvernements de pays du monde entier. Outre le suivi des limites de capture de baleines, la Commission s'efforce de promouvoir le rétablissement des populationsde
REFERENCE INFORMATION Reference Information Commission Meeting Reports. The Commission Meeting Reports have been published since 1950 and are comprised of three separate series:. Report of the Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (2014 – present). Cite as: Rep. Mtg Int. Whal. Commn Biennial: comprising the Chair’s Report of the Plenary and reports from each of the IWC’s sub-committees ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Environmental Concerns The Environment and Whale Populations. The impact of the environment on cetaceans is an important issue for the IWC. 'Environmental Concerns' is a long-standing item on the Commission's agenda, and the focus of wide-ranging work by ABORIGINAL SUBSISTENCE WHALING IN THE ARCTIC The Ad Hoc Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Working Group (ASWWG) In 2018 the Commission was able to endorse a range of proposals regarding the management of ASW in large part due to the efforts of the ASWWG. The group was formed in 2012, following difficult Commission discussions on ASW. The group's task was to identify and consider acomplex
POPULATION ESTIMATES Population (Abundance) Estimates. Estimates of current population size, known as abundance estimates, are derived from a combination of fieldwork and computer modelling. Vessel-based and aerial sighting surveys, acoustic monitoring, and analysis of individual animal markings are techniques used independently or in conjunction with eachother to
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: PORTAL IWC database portal. database portal. This is the IWC Database Portal. Here you can submit a ship Strike (whale collision with a vessel), view, add or download National Progress Reports submitted to the SC and submit a research request. For all other IWC-related resources, please visit the IWC Website. CETACEANS AND EXTINCTION The baiji or Yangtze River dolphin, a freshwater species found only in the Yangtze River, was declared extinct in 2007. Fishing and industrial activity are two of the main factors in the baiji’s population decline. It is widely thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human activity.JCRM DOCUMENTS
The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all overthe world.
KEY DOCUMENTS
IWC Key Documents The Convention. The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document.COMMISSION - IWC
Overview. The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTMEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
SCIENTIFIC PERMIT WHALINGCOMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling. The IWC is responsible for setting catch limits for commercial whaling (with the exceptions of Norway and Iceland, seebelow).
GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK The IWC Expert Advisory Panel on Entanglement Response. Whale disentanglement is complex and dangerous. It involves small boat handling, ropes under high SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 SC/M11/AWMP3 Results of Surveys of Northbound Gray Whale Calves 2001-2010 and Examination of the Full Seventeen Year Series of Estimates from the Piedras Blancas Light Station 2008 MASS STRANDING IN MADAGASCAR Independent review of a 2008 mass stranding in Madagascar. In 2008, approximately 100 melon-headed whales stranded in the Loza Lagoon system in Madagascar. IWC | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSIONDOCUMENTS & PUBLICATIONSGENERAL INFORMATIONHISTORY AND PURPOSE The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works toKEY DOCUMENTS
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in 1946 and it is the International Whaling Commission’s founding document. The Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling. The Schedule is an integral part ofthe
COMMISSION - IWC
The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The legal framework of the IWC is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention was established in 1946, making it one of the first piecesof international
SC68C - IWCSEE MORE ON IWC.INTMEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
COMMERCIAL WHALING
Commercial Whaling Today. In recent years, Norway and Iceland have caught whales commercially. The Government of Norway lodged a formal objection to the moratorium decision when it was introduced. Iceland left the IWC in 1992 and re-joined in 2002 with a reservation to the moratorium. When the moratorium was introduced, the Russian Federation SCIENTIFIC PERMIT WHALING GLOBAL WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK David co-ordinates both the Expert Panel and the Global Whale Entanglement Response Network. He also manages the entanglement capacity building programme and the programme of training workshops. He has studied whales throughout the world’s oceans and invented some of the techniques now used to release entangled whales. SC63 DOCUMENTS, 2011 01 PAMPOULIE et al. Mother-fetus pair analyzes in the Atlantic fin whale Balaenoptera 02 GUNNLAUGSSON. The use of the first or last distance to cetacean sightings from line 03 ØIEN. Report of the Norwegian 2010 survey for minke whales within the Small Management 2008 MASS STRANDING IN MADAGASCAR mass stranding in Madagascar. In 2008, approximately 100 melon-headed whales stranded in the Loza Lagoon system in Madagascar. The response effort was multi-faceted and included local people, government officials, conservation organisations and marine mammal experts. A significant amount of information was collected and, several yearslater
COMMISSION - IWC
The International Whaling Commission is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The legal framework of the IWC is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. This Convention was established in 1946, making it one of the first piecesof international
MEMBERSHIP - IWC
Membership and Contracting Governments. Membership of the IWC is open to any country in the world that formally adheres to the 1946 Convention. Each member country is known as a Contracting Government and represented by a Commissioner, who is assisted by experts andadvisers.
CBI | COMMISSION BALEINIÈRE INTERNATIONALE La Commission Baleinière Internationale est l'organisme mondial chargé de la conservation des baleines et de la gestion de la chasse à la baleine. La CBI a actuellement 88 gouvernements de pays du monde entier. Outre le suivi des limites de capture de baleines, la Commission s'efforce de promouvoir le rétablissement des populationsde
REFERENCE INFORMATION Reference Information Commission Meeting Reports. The Commission Meeting Reports have been published since 1950 and are comprised of three separate series:. Report of the Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (2014 – present). Cite as: Rep. Mtg Int. Whal. Commn Biennial: comprising the Chair’s Report of the Plenary and reports from each of the IWC’s sub-committees ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Environmental Concerns The Environment and Whale Populations. The impact of the environment on cetaceans is an important issue for the IWC. 'Environmental Concerns' is a long-standing item on the Commission's agenda, and the focus of wide-ranging work by ABORIGINAL SUBSISTENCE WHALING IN THE ARCTIC The Ad Hoc Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Working Group (ASWWG) In 2018 the Commission was able to endorse a range of proposals regarding the management of ASW in large part due to the efforts of the ASWWG. The group was formed in 2012, following difficult Commission discussions on ASW. The group's task was to identify and consider acomplex
POPULATION ESTIMATES Population (Abundance) Estimates. Estimates of current population size, known as abundance estimates, are derived from a combination of fieldwork and computer modelling. Vessel-based and aerial sighting surveys, acoustic monitoring, and analysis of individual animal markings are techniques used independently or in conjunction with eachother to
CETACEANS AND EXTINCTION The baiji or Yangtze River dolphin, a freshwater species found only in the Yangtze River, was declared extinct in 2007. Fishing and industrial activity are two of the main factors in the baiji’s population decline. It is widely thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human activity. INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: PORTAL IWC database portal. database portal. This is the IWC Database Portal. Here you can submit a ship Strike (whale collision with a vessel), view, add or download National Progress Reports submitted to the SC and submit a research request. For all other IWC-related resources, please visit the IWC Website.JCRM DOCUMENTS
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IWC SCIENTISTS HIGHLIGHT THE EXTINCTION THREAT FOR CETACEAN SPECIES INCLUDING THE VAQUITA, NOW NUMBERING LESS THAN 20 MATURE ANIMALS.IMAGE: PAULA OLSON
APPLICATIONS NOW SOUGHT FOR SMALL CETACEANS VOLUNTARY FUND. IMAGE:SONJA HEINRICH.
PUBLISHED: FAO TECHNICAL GUIDELINES TO REDUCE AND PREVENT MARINEMAMMAL BYCATCH
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NEW CONTENT AND GUIDED TOURS OF THE WHALE WATCHING HANDBOOK THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC) _The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. _ _The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works to address a wide range of conservation issues including bycatch and entanglement, ocean noise, pollution and debris, collision between whales and ships, and sustainable whale watching._RECENT REPORTS:
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ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEETING BEGINS27 Apr 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 NOW3 Mar 2021
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – THE SMALL CETACEANS VOLUNTARY FUND18 Feb 2021
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2021 | SC68C | Virtual Meeting 27 April – 14 May 2021 2020 | SC68B | Cambridge, UK 12 - 24 May 2020 - Virtual Meetings2020 SC Report
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