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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 9, 2012
International Whaling Commission Timeline
A timeline of the IWC since 2001.
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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.
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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
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 5, 2012
Day Four at IWC 64: Dispatch #1
At the IWC 64 in Panama, the Scientific Committee decided to sponsor a workshop to better understand the effects of debris interactions with the marine environment.
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July 5, 2012
Day Four at IWC 64: Dispatch #2
Delegates at IWC 64 rejected Denmark’s proposal for an increase in aboriginal subsistence whaling catch quotas for Greenland, a Danish overseas protectorate.
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July 4, 2012
Day Three at IWC 64
Korea riled up Day Three at IWC, declaring its intention to commence lethal scientific whaling to accommodate fishermen in and near the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan, site of IWC 57 in 2005.
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July 3, 2012
Day Two at IWC 64
Aboriginal subsistence whaling took center stage on day two of the annual IWC meeting.
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July 3, 2012
HSI Disappointed at Rejection of South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary
Read HSI's statement on votes conducted at the International Whaling Commission meeting rejecting the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary proposal, and approving a humpback whale hunt for St. Vincent and the Grenadine.
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July 2, 2012
Day One at IWC 64
The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission opened in Panama with a vote for the South Atlantic Sanctuary.
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June 27, 2012
HSI Calls on International Whaling Commission to Expand Whale Protection
HSI's delegation to the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission, held in Panama City, Panama, was hopeful agreements on stronger protection for whales could be achieved despite ongoing efforts by whaling nations to upend the commercial whaling moratorium.
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June 26, 2012
Denmark Urged by HSI and Thousands of EU Citizens to Oppose Commercial Whaling
HSI delivered a the signatures of more than 18,000 concerned EU citizens along with a petition concerning Denmark’s position on commercial whaling to the Danish government.
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June 25, 2012
Opening Statement to the 64th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission
HSI's opening statement to the July 2012 IWC meeting in Panama.
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June 6, 2012
New Report Documents Yahoo! Profits From Killing Endangered Whales and Dolphins
“Killing for Commerce,” released by the Environmental Investigation Agency in conjunction with HSI and the NRDC, details how the website Yahoo! Japan facilitates the sale of meat and other products of endangered whale in Japan.
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May 31, 2012
Breaking Ranks
This new report reveals that for over two decades Denmark's position at the IWC and CITES has been predominantly out of line with the principles, objectives and provisions of EU legislation in the context of the conservation of whales.
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May 29, 2012
Time to Refocus
An update to a report detailing the evolution of the IWC into a conservation organization and offering a vision for its future.
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April 5, 2012
Japan's Whaling Season Ends as Another IWC Meeting Approaches
As another Japanese whaling season came to a close, HSI prepared for IWC 64.
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March 8, 2012
Amazon.com Confirms New Policy to Ban Sale of Whale and Dolphin Products
Internet giant Amazon.com officially banned the sale of all whale and dolphin products from its wholly owned Japanese website, following global outrage that these products were offered for sale.
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February 22, 2012
Amazon.Com Removes Whale Products From Japan Website
HSI and EIA welcomed the apparent removal of whale products from Amazon.jp, but continued to call for a permanent ban on the sale of all products derived from whales, dolphins or porpoises.
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