International Whaling commision

Question 1

what is the IWC

Answer 1

• voluntary organisation

- no authority to enforce decisions

Question 2

what happened to indigenous groups

Answer 2

they were allowed to catch small numbers of fish/whales for traditional techniques, but non were caught in Antarctica

Question 3

what does the IWC measures provide for

Answer 3

1. complete protection of species
2. specific areas as whale sanctuaries for example the Southern ocean whale sanctuary
3. limits on the number and size of whales taken
4. prescribed open and closed seasons for whaling

Question 4

what are the loopholes of the IWC

Answer 4

1. stopped worldwide but some nations, Japan, continue to kill whales
2. Japan has come under criticism for this, guising it as ‘scientific interest’
3. these scientifically caught whales were sold in restaurants