The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

An examination of the success of the International Whaling Commission

Presented by: James Craig

Delegates signing the convention held in Washington DC in 1946

The logo of the IWC

Small whaling boat putting out to sea, 1948, Norway

A Japanese whaling ship takes in its kill, and example of industrialized whaling

Japan stands greatly opposed to moratorium on commercial whaling

A Mink Whale, a whale highly sought after in the Japanese whaling industry

A whaler preparing a harpoon gun

A Mink Whale being killed on a whaling vessel

A dead mink whale

The products whale meat produce

The United States assisted the ICRW in the 1970’s by threatening sanctions against Japan

Greenpeace launched its, “Save the Whales” Movement in 1975.

The most well known Greenpeace vessel the Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace activists lashing out against a Japanese whaling vessel

Whale watching , and alternative for whaling