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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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation policy
environmental protection measure
international agreement
whaling regulation
administeredBy International Whaling Commission
adoptedIn 1982
allows aboriginal subsistence whaling under IWC quotas
special permit whaling for scientific research
alsoKnownAs international whaling moratorium
surface form: IWC commercial whaling moratorium

moratorium on commercial whaling
appliesTo commercial whaling
basedOn International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
cameIntoEffectIn 1986
containsException aboriginal subsistence whaling
objection procedure for member states
scientific research whaling under special permit
containsProvision zero catch limit for all commercial whaling of baleen whales
criticizedBy pro-whaling nations
decisionType zero catch limit for commercial whaling
doesNotApplyTo aboriginal subsistence whaling
scientific research whaling under Article VIII of the ICRW
establishedBy International Whaling Commission
geographicalCoverage all oceans where IWC regulations apply
hasConsequence recovery of some whale populations
significant reduction in legal commercial whaling
implementedThrough amendments to the Schedule of the ICRW
influencedBy concerns about overexploitation of whales
decline of global whale populations
growing environmental movement in the 1970s and 1980s
legalBasis International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
surface form: Article V of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
legalStatus binding on IWC member states that do not object
monitoredBy International Whaling Commission
surface form: International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee

International Whaling Commission
surface form: International Whaling Commission Secretariat
objectedToBy Iceland
Norway
Russia
policyDebate whether and how to lift or modify the moratorium
purpose allow whale populations to recover from overexploitation
conservation of whale stocks
regulation of whaling activities
regulates catch limits for commercial whaling
relatedTo IWC Schedule
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
marine mammal protection
whale conservation
scope global
statusAsOf21stCentury still formally in force
supportedBy environmental non-governmental organizations
many anti-whaling states

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southern right whale protectedBy international whaling moratorium
international whaling moratorium alsoKnownAs international whaling moratorium
this entity surface form: IWC commercial whaling moratorium
Eubalaena australis protectedBy international whaling moratorium
this entity surface form: International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling
humpback whales (migratory) legalProtection international whaling moratorium
subject surface form: Humpback whale
this entity surface form: International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling