Posts Tagged ‘IWC66’
Illegal sale of Japanese whale meat exposed by WDC on eve of international whaling meeting
UPDATE! (Weds 19.10.2016) WDC today discovered that whale meat was recently available on eBay US, where a can of Kinoya Canned Rare Sunoko Whale Meat was on offer for $45 including shipping. The listing was ended by the seller on 06 October 2016 as “the item is no longer available”. It is currently unclear what…
Read MoreWhen is a whaling ban not a whaling ban?
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) biennial meeting is never a simple place to negotiate your way through. I had the privilege of attending several meetings during my WDC career, and the team we are sending this year will be some of our best brains. And this year we need the team to be on top…
Read MoreCan we trust Japan’s whalers when it comes to the accuracy of whaling data?
Dr. Philip J. Clapham seems to be on a publishing roll at the moment. A welcome series of papers on whale conservation and the tragedy of whaling have been flowing from his laptop during the last year. The most recent work we would note is an article by Yulia V. Ivashchenko and Dr. Clapham, who…
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