Antarctica Flashcards
What does IWC stand for?
International Whaling Commission
After the widely regarded failure of the IWC, what drove companies out of the whaling business?
The fall in profits due to the lack of whales left to kill.
When was the first protection by the IWC, protecting blue and humpback whales?
1960s
In the 1970s, which whales were protected after blue and humpback whales?
Fin and sei whales.
When was all commercial whaling suspended by the IWC?
1986
What is the founding document of the IWC and when was it signed?
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, signed in 1946.
who are the main countries who continue to kill whales now for ‘scientific reasons’?
Japan and Norway.
What was the first whale to be commercially hunted?
Humpback whale.
Why was the humpback whale hunted before the blue whale?
The blue whale was too fast for the boats at the time so the slower humpback whale was easier to hunt.
