INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION

 

The Commission was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling which was signed in Washington DC on 2nd December 1946. The purpose of the Convention is to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry. The Commission encourages, co-ordinates and funds whale research, publishes the results of scientific research and promotes studies into related matters such as the humaneness of the killing operations.				IWC AIMS To keep under review and revise the measures laid down which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world To provide for the complete protection of certain species
Contact Details: International Whaling Commission The Red House 135 Station Road Impington Cambridge CB4 9NP UK Tel: (+44) (0)1223 233971 Fax: (+44) (0)1223 232876 Website: http://www.iwcoffice.org