October 2016 | OceanCare

Conclusion of the IWC conference: Whale protection step by step

by OceanCare | 28/10/2016 | Media Release

Portorož/Wädenswil, 28 October 2016. The international marine conservation organisation OceanCare draws mixed conclusions of the 66th conference of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), ending today in Portorož, Slovenia. Apart from the vote results further...

„Scientific whaling“ comes under scrutiny

by OceanCare | 27/10/2016 | News

Portorož/Wädenswil, 27 October 2016. On the penultimate day of the 66th conference of parties of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), a majority of member states adopted the proposal by Australia and New Zealand to implement a new procedure for assessing...

On 30th Anniversary of Whaling Moratorium, Norwegian Whaling Ignored

by OceanCare | 26/10/2016 | News

NGOs urge European Union to take lead in ending whaling in European waters Portorož, 26th October 2016. During the 66th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), conservation organisations openly criticised the fact that actions against commercial whaling...

Pro-whaling nations harpoon Atlantic Ocean whale sanctuary

by OceanCare | 25/10/2016 | Media Release

Portorož/Wädenswil, 25. Oktober 2016: An attempt by riparian states to implement a large-scale whale sanctuary in the Southern Atlantic Ocean failed. The proposal, which was co-sponsored by the Government of Argentina, Brazil, Gabon, South Africa and Uruguay on the...

30th anniversary of global ban on commercial whaling: success story faces new challenges

by OceanCare | 20/10/2016 | Media Release

Portorož, 20th October 2016. From 24th to 28th of October, 2016, Portorož (Slovenia) hosts the conference of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Preliminaries already start today, 20th of October. 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of the...