IWC Schedule

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annex to an international treaty international regulatory instrument whaling regulation

The IWC Schedule is the regulatory framework attached to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling that sets binding rules on whaling activities, including the international whaling moratorium.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
IWC	2
IWC Schedule canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annex to an international treaty ⓘ international regulatory instrument ⓘ whaling regulation ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Whaling Commission ⓘ
aimsTo	conserve whale stocks ⓘ regulate orderly development of the whaling industry ⓘ
amendmentProcedureIncludes	period for objections by contracting governments ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires	notification to contracting governments ⓘ specified majority vote of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ
appliesTo	aboriginal subsistence whaling ⓘ commercial whaling ⓘ scientific whaling ⓘ
basedOn	scientific assessment of whale stocks ⓘ
bindingOn	contracting governments to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy	International Whaling Commission ⓘ
contains	catch limits for whale stocks ⓘ definitions of terms used in whaling regulation ⓘ international whaling moratorium ⓘ provisions on aboriginal subsistence whaling quotas ⓘ provisions on scientific permits for whaling ⓘ provisions on whale sanctuaries ⓘ regulations on areas open or closed to whaling ⓘ regulations on methods of whaling ⓘ regulations on whaling seasons ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1946 ⓘ
establishes	Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary ⓘ zero catch limits for commercial whaling (moratorium) ⓘ
implements	objectives of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	creates binding obligations on member states ⓘ
legalStatus	integral part of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Whaling Commission Secretariat ⓘ
partOf	International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
recognizedBy	United Nations member states that are parties to the Convention ⓘ
regulates	whaling activities ⓘ
relatedTo	International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ International Whaling Commission ⓘ
requires	collection of biological data from whale catches ⓘ reporting of catches by member governments ⓘ use of approved whaling methods and gear ⓘ
scope	all waters where member states conduct whaling ⓘ
subjectArea	international environmental law ⓘ marine living resources management ⓘ
subjectTo	periodic review by the International Whaling Commission ⓘ
typeOfRegulation	area-based whaling restriction ⓘ gear and method regulation ⓘ seasonal whaling restriction ⓘ species-specific catch regulation ⓘ
updatedAt	regular annual or biennial IWC meetings ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

international whaling moratorium → relatedTo → IWC Schedule ⓘ

International Whaling Commission → shortName → IWC Schedule ⓘ

this entity surface form: IWC

International Whaling Commission → hasAbbreviation → IWC Schedule ⓘ

this entity surface form: IWC