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11 unusual facts about International Whaling Commission


.460 Weatherby Magnum

The .460 Weatherby is one of the very few rifle cartridges approved by the International Whaling Commission for the harvesting of whales.

Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara

While the president of ICRAM, Notarbartolo di Sciara served for several years as Commissioner for Italy at the International Whaling Commission, and contributed to the establishment of a national policy on whaling issues and on the promotion of a conservation agenda within the IWC, in cooperation with other like-minded nations.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

In 1966 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) put them in a protected status worldwide, outlawing whaling, but large illegal kills continued into the 1970s.

Jeannine Compton-Antoine

In July 2012, she was selected to be chair of the International Whaling Commission.

Kieren Keke

In 2008, Keke's Foreign Affairs department was preparing for the June 2008 meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Santiago, Chile, owing to Nauru's interest in whaling issues as a Pacific maritime nation and in the related issue of tuna fishing stocks, given the country's tuna fishing activities.

Louie Psihoyos

The movie also features the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and IWC's refusal to protect small cetaceans, such as dolphins, primarily due to Japan's influence on the commission.

McLay Glacier

He held the position of New Zealand's Whaling Commissioner for 9 years, during which time he fought for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, and opposed scientific whaling.

Mimi Macpherson

In 2000, Macpherson served as a lobbyist for animal welfare group Humane Society International at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission.

Richard Laws

He was a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission.

Whaling in Iceland

In 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) finally voted in favor of a moratorium on commercial whaling to go into force in 1986 (25-7-5).

Whaling in Western Australia

The final season's catch had 698 sperm whales, 15 short of its quota set by the International Whaling Commission.


Whaling in Seychelles

In 1979 Seychelles, represented at the International Whaling Commission by author Lyall Watson, took a surprising step in championing the creation of Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary.