The UK Government upheld its long-standing opposition to commercial whaling at the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Slovenia this week, advocating to uphold the moratorium that was agreed 40 years ago.     The United Kingdom also secured further support for the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) and has […]

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Saving the Whales Again: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission’s global ban on commercial whaling and looking ahead. Lucy Babey, Head of Science and Conservation, Deputy Director, at ORCA and Chair of the Link Marine Mammals Group, reflects on the 40th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission’s global ban on commercial whaling.  […]

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What will the next fifty years bring for whale populations? Wildlife & Countryside Link ‘As COP26 concluded this month, another environmental international gathering celebrated a major anniversary – the International Whaling Commission (IWC) turned 75. Established in 1946, the IWC secured global agreement to a commercial whaling moratorium in 1982 which it now works to […]

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Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society commentary Observer editorial sums up the futility of this decision not least in terms of the reputational damage this will inflict upon Japan. Defra: There is widespread coverage of Japan’s decision to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The Times, Guardian and Daily Mail praise the Environment Secretary Michael Gove for joining international condemnation of […]

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Whales & Whaling – Japan fails to overturn whaling ban at IWC meeting An attempt to overturn the decades-old global ban on commercial whaling has failed, to the relief of conservationists. Anti-whaling nations defeated by a decisive margin proposals from the Japanese government that would have allowed for the return of whale hunts. The vote, on the […]

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Environment minister says Tokyo cannot ‘unilaterally decide’ to ignore scientific advice and international court of justice ruling to hunt and kill 333 minke whales Japan cannot unilaterally decide to start whaling in Antarctica again against the advice of scientists, says the environment minister, Greg Hunt.Japan is set to ignore an international court of justice ruling […]

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