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Whale sanctuaries
At the 46th (1994) Annual Meeting the IWC adopted the Southern Ocean Sanctuary as another area in which commercial whaling is prohibited. The northern ... the 54th meeting in 2002 the Scientific Committee established a Working Group to review existing IWC sanctuaries and sanctuary proposals and carried out a review of the Indian Ocean Sanctuary. A ...
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ECNC : Services : Global biodiversity policy instruments : ECNC : The European Centre for Nature Conservation
It provides for the creation of international whale sanctuaries. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention, 1971). Secretariat/focal point: IUCN - Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, ...
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Ocean Alliance - WHALE CONSERVATION INSTITUTE - Conservation
OA supported the creation of an Antarctic Ocean sanctuary, as proposed by France to the IWC in 1992 and passed 26 May 1994. The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary has a high ... . Alternative research methods A drawback to the current guidelines for international sanctuaries is that such areas, as defined by the IWC, still allow for limited 'scientific whaling' within their boundaries. Research data ...
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SoundNet - Humane Society International Sums Up Divisive IWC Meeting in Korea
IWC with four new member countries: Togo, Nauru, Cameroon and Gambia. Only Cameroon showed up to ... of humane killing, whale sanctuaries, human health concerns, environmental threats and to abolish the Conservation Committee - taking the life blood out of conservation issues at the IWC. Instead, after strong legal ...
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2006 Meeting in St. Kitts & Nevis
Notwithstanding the different views of member countries over the legal competence of the IWC to manage small cetaceans, many Contracting Governments continue to co-operate in the consideration of ... SUNDAY 18 JUNE The primary item of business in the morning concerned the question of Sanctuaries. A proposal by Brazil and Argentina for a South Atlantic Sanctuary was again presented to ...
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IWMC.org - IWC 56
Whale Watchers 21 July 2004 Media Release IWMC Condemns Whale Body's Dereliction Of Duty 21 July 2004 Media Release Rejection of Sanctuaries Will Aid Whale Conservation 20 July 2004 Media Release IWMC Urges Resolution on Whaling System 20 July 2004 eNewsletter Special Edition Opening Statement - The IWC: a System of Loopholes 20 July 2004 eNewsletter IWC ...
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2008 International Whaling Commission meeting
The issue of whale sanctuaries is on the agenda for the 'Future of the IWC' working group. Fifteen parties, including Australia, spoke in favour of the ... : conservation management plans; regional non-lethal research partnerships; and reforming the management of research at IWC. Papers detailing these initiatives have been tabled at IWC60 Top About us Contact us Databases and ...
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Blaming the chain gang for dragging their feet
Side B in further detail: The geo-graphical restrictions due to the Indian and Southern Sanctuaries would combine with a tough RMP - with its safeguards for enforcement and insistence on a ... international observers) to be present on landing stations. A control centre would be established at IWC headquarters and satellite transmitters would enable real-time monitoring of every boats position. The cost ...
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WWF - IWC Current Situation
These issues, of critical importance to the future of all cetaceans, now ...
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WWF - Successes and Failures of the IWC
A map showing the the different sanctuaries with the boundaries and longitude and latittude around Antarctica. © WWF / Canon - WWF Intl For the first 15 years of its existence the IWC acted as a `` ... in whale populations. 'Save the whales' campaigns spread around the world, promoting calls for whale sanctuaries and a moratorium on commercial whaling (most notably by the UN Conference on the Human ...
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