The IWC recognizes that traditional methods used to hunt and kill whales for ASW tend to be less efficient than those used in commercial whaling operations, with the result that (a) times to death are ...

Indeed, the IWC was unable to detect violations by its member nations or enforce its regulations, and the Soviet Union killed 180,000 more whales than it reported to the IWC over a 25-year period.

the second largest species after blue whales, are a symbol of marine life,” said Sanada, whose group studies fisheries policies. “The IWC could deliberate (the agency’s plan) at its meeting ...

In particular, the number of blue and hump-backed whales is falling sharply. That's why the International Whaling Commission announced a ban on hunting large whales in 1986. It had taken the ...

As a result, several thousand less whales will be killed over the period of the agreement. In addition, no other IWC countries will be permitted to start hunting whales during the period”, he added.

“Japan leaving the IWC and defying international law to pursue ... should not turn a blind eye to the cruel assault planned on whales of the North Pacific,” Block said. Tokyo, which maintains ...

Furthermore, the country has set a quota of 227 whales for the July-to-December period, based on an IWC-approved method. The numbers are set at 52 Minke, 150 Bryde's, and 25 Sei whales.

"Our findings build on decades of work to improve the management of endangered blue whales under the International Whaling Commission," says Dr. Attard. The estimated migration rates were 1%-4% ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...

Other IWC member nations, as well as many of the world's leading whale scientists, recognize the time has come to update this anachronistic approach to research and international discussions are ...

The resolution states that climate change is a key threat to whales, and urges governments to commit to reducing their carbon emissions at the UN Climate meeting in Copenhagen in December. It also ...

For years, the island nation utilised a loophole in the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC’s) 1986 moratorium that permits countries to hunt whales for scientific purposes. According to the IWC’s ...