international whaling moratorium
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The international whaling moratorium is a global ban on commercial whaling established by the International Whaling Commission to allow whale populations to recover from overexploitation.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
conservation policy
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environmental protection measure → international agreement → whaling regulation → |
| administeredBy |
International Whaling Commission
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| adoptedIn |
1982
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| allows |
aboriginal subsistence whaling under IWC quotas
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special permit whaling for scientific research → |
| alsoKnownAs |
IWC commercial whaling moratorium
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moratorium on commercial whaling → |
| appliesTo |
commercial whaling
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| basedOn |
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
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| cameIntoEffectIn |
1986
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| containsException |
aboriginal subsistence whaling
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objection procedure for member states → scientific research whaling under special permit → |
| containsProvision |
zero catch limit for all commercial whaling of baleen whales
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| criticizedBy |
pro-whaling nations
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| decisionType |
zero catch limit for commercial whaling
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| doesNotApplyTo |
aboriginal subsistence whaling
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scientific research whaling under Article VIII of the ICRW → |
| establishedBy |
International Whaling Commission
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| geographicalCoverage |
all oceans where IWC regulations apply
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| hasConsequence |
recovery of some whale populations
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significant reduction in legal commercial whaling → |
| implementedThrough |
amendments to the Schedule of the ICRW
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| influencedBy |
concerns about overexploitation of whales
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decline of global whale populations → growing environmental movement in the 1970s and 1980s → |
| legalBasis |
Article V of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
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| legalStatus |
binding on IWC member states that do not object
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| monitoredBy |
International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee
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International Whaling Commission Secretariat → |
| objectedToBy |
Iceland
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Norway → Russia → |
| policyDebate |
whether and how to lift or modify the moratorium
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| purpose |
allow whale populations to recover from overexploitation
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conservation of whale stocks → regulation of whaling activities → |
| regulates |
catch limits for commercial whaling
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| relatedTo |
IWC Schedule
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling → marine mammal protection → whale conservation → |
| scope |
global
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| statusAsOf21stCentury |
still formally in force
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| supportedBy |
environmental non-governmental organizations
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many anti-whaling states → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Eubalaena australis
("International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling")
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southern right whale → |
protectedBy |
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international whaling moratorium
("IWC commercial whaling moratorium")
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alsoKnownAs |