59th International Whaling Commission meeting in Anchorage, USA
Few animals on land or sea inspire such awe as whales, yet relatively few have suffered so severely at human hands.
Humanity's complex relationship with whales and dolphins is marked by contradiction, ranging from reverence, affinity, and cultural significance to one of history's darkest chapters in the unsustainable exploitation of any wild species.
WWF's campaign to end uncontrolled commercial whaling is part of a much broader effort to minimise human impacts on all cetaceans, whether from commercial exploitation, climate change, being caught and killed in fisheries nets or other human-caused threats.
In the context of the International Whaling Commission, WWF is working to promote conservation of all cetaceans as well as to ensure that commercial exploitation never again threatens any species of whale.
The next IWC meeting (the 59th) will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
The Annual Commission Meeting will take place from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 May.
Find out what's on the table this year for whales.
WWF's campaign to end uncontrolled commercial whaling is part of a much broader effort to minimise human impacts on all cetaceans, whether from commercial exploitation, climate change, being caught and killed in fisheries nets or other human-caused threats.
In the context of the International Whaling Commission, WWF is working to promote conservation of all cetaceans as well as to ensure that commercial exploitation never again threatens any species of whale.
The next IWC meeting (the 59th) will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
The Annual Commission Meeting will take place from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 May.
Find out what's on the table this year for whales.
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Key Downloads
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Whales in Hot Water -The Impact of A Changing Climate on Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
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IWC 59 WWF position paper
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The history of Whaling and the IWC
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Total whales killed in whaling operations since the IWC whaling moratorium went into effect
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Japanese Scientific Whaling: Irresponsible Science, Irresponsible Whaling
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How is "Ecosystem Based Management" Defined in Global Environmental Agreements?
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Why are Whales Important to Africa
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French version WWF Briefing paper - Whales and Africa
