Despite a ban on commercial whaling, whales are still hunted. A few countries still kill thousands of the animals each year and want to re-open the seas to full-scale commercial whaling. HSI is calling for a global whale sanctuary to end all whaling for commercial purposes forever.
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Save whales, not whaling. Anders Peter Amsnæs/istock
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Majestic and awe-inspiring. Karten Leuth/istock
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Whaling is outdated and inhumane. Marshall Bruce/istock
IWC 64: July 2-6, 2012
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was intended to conserve whale stocks and regulate commercial and aboriginal whaling, but most member nations believe it has evolved into a conservation treaty. HSI staff attended IWC 64 in Panama to speak out for whales.
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December 5, 2012
HSI Commends South Korea’s Decision to Drop Whaling Plans
Read the statement from HSI Vice President Kitty Block, praising the government of South Korea for its decision to drop its controversial proposal to launch a lethal scientific whaling program in 2013.
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July 6, 2012
Day Five at IWC 64
With its most volatile business having been completed earlier in the week, the International Whaling Commission spent Day Five on routine discussions on administrative matters.
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July 6, 2012
Día Cinco en la CBI 64
Habiendo concluido con los asuntos más volátiles al comienzo de la semana, la Comisión Ballenera Internacional ocupó el Día Cinco en discusiones de rutina sobre temas administrativos.
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July 6, 2012
HSI Calls for Global Opposition to Korea’s Whaling as IWC 64 Closes
HSI's delegation to the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, held in Panama City, Panama, called upon conservation nations of the IWC to challenge Korea’s plans to go whaling under Article VIII scientific exemption clause.