January 7, 2011
Whales and Whaling
Research, reports and resources
Humane Society International has been involved with the whaling issue and the IWC for many years. The following is a chronological list of related reports and resources, some of which were created and published by HSI.
2012
Resolution introduced on June 28 to reaffirm the United States’ position both as a leader in whale conservation and as an outspoken opponent of commercial whaling [PDF]
Amazon.com's Unpalatable Profits - A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency [PDF]
Letter to Amazon.com CEO from Monica Medina, U.S. IWC Commissioner [PDF]
2011
Report of the Whale Welfare and Ethics Workshop [PDF]
Book flyer for "Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions" [PDF] (with a chapter contributed by HSI staff)
2010
Facts & figures about whales and whaling
State of the Cetacean Environment Report [PDF]
Marine Scientists' Petition to the IWC [PDF]
Senate Letter to Obama [PDF]
House Letter to Obama [PDF]
HSI Letter to Obama on IWC Compromise Package [PDF]
2009
Report on the Small Working Group (SWG) on the Future of the International Whaling Commission [PDF]
Whales Need US coalition letter to Obama [PDF]
Response to Chairs' Suggestions on the Future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) [PDF]
HSI and other NGOs second letter to Obama [PDF]
2008
Who's eating all the fish? [PDF] [Executive Summary]
Latin American NGO's Declaration, 60th IWC [PDF]
Japan/Greenpeace Statement to the 60th Meeting of the IWC [PDF]
HSI Opening Statement to the 60th Meeting of the IWC [PDF]
2007
Public Attitude Towards Issuing of New Whale Quotes in Iceland [PDF]
2006
HSI's Opening Statement to the 58th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission [PDF]
HSI's Response to Japan's Plan for "Normalization of the IWC" [PDF]
Issues to Watch at the 58th IWC Meeting [PDF]
Save Whales, Not Whaling: The Fallacy of Humane Killing [PDF]
Save Whales, Not Whaling: The Revised Management Procedure and Scheme [PDF]
Save Whales, Not Whaling: Why Save Whales? [PDF]
IWC Executive Summary: Large Whales and Fisheries [PDF] [French, low res] [French, high res]
Mapping world-wide distributions of marine mammal species using a relative environmental suitability (RES) model. Article by Kristin Kaschner published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. [PDF]
It's not just poor science—Japan's 'scientific' whaling may be a human health risk too. Article by E.C.M. Parsons et al.; published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. [PDF]
2005
Brazil's statement on Whaling [PDF]
HSI's Opening Statement to the 57th Meeting of the IWC [PDF]
The RMS—A Question of Confidence?: Manipulations and Falsifications in Whaling [PDF]
RMS report summary in Korean [PDF]
2004
The Legislative History and Interpretation of Article 65 of the Law of the Sea Convention [PDF]
Competition between Marine Mammals and Fisheries: Food for Thought [PDF] [French, full report] [French, executive summary] [Italian] [Korean]
2003
Iceland's Whaling Comeback: Preparations for the Resumption of Whaling - Part 1 [PDF]
Iceland's Whaling Comeback: Preparations for the Resumption of Whaling - Part 2 [PDF]
The Berlin Initiative [PDF]
Hunted: a report on the cruelty of whaling by The HSUS and the WDCS [PDF]
The HSUS position statement for IWC 55 [PDF]
The HSUS position statement focusing on specific issues for IWC 55 [PDF]