Whither Whaling?

In 1972 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment called for a ten year moratorium on commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC, then made up of 14 member governments) did not accept this resolution, taking the view that regulation by species and stocks was the more...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Gambell, Ray
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102092000208 2024-03-03T08:39:28+00:00 Whither Whaling? Gambell, Ray 1992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102092000208 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102092000208 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 4, issue 2, page 129-129 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 1992 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102092000208 2024-02-08T08:35:17Z In 1972 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment called for a ten year moratorium on commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC, then made up of 14 member governments) did not accept this resolution, taking the view that regulation by species and stocks was the more practical method of whale conservation. In the following years it reduced catches, introduced a new management procedure, and embarked on an international decade of cetacean research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic Science Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 4 2 129 129
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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Whither Whaling?
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description In 1972 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment called for a ten year moratorium on commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC, then made up of 14 member governments) did not accept this resolution, taking the view that regulation by species and stocks was the more practical method of whale conservation. In the following years it reduced catches, introduced a new management procedure, and embarked on an international decade of cetacean research.
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