International Whaling Commission

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environmental governance organization intergovernmental organization international body

The International Whaling Commission is a global body established to regulate whaling and conserve whale populations through international agreements and management measures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Whaling Commission canonical	19
International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee	1
International Whaling Commission Secretariat	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental governance organization ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ international body ⓘ
adoptedMeasure	1982 moratorium on commercial whaling ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1948 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ⓘ surface form: United Nations system bodies on marine issues
countryOfHeadquarters	United Kingdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork	fisheries management ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ marine mammal science ⓘ
foundedBy	signatories of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
fullName	International Whaling Commission self-link ⓘ
governs	aboriginal subsistence whaling by member states ⓘ commercial whaling by member states ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	IWC Schedule ⓘ surface form: IWC
hasJurisdictionOver	whaling activities of member states ⓘ
hasMemberCount	80+ member governments ⓘ
hasOrgan	Bureau of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ Commission Plenary ⓘ Conservation Committee of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ
hasPurpose	collection and analysis of scientific data on whales ⓘ conservation of whale stocks ⓘ management of whale populations ⓘ orderly development of the whaling industry ⓘ protection of certain whale species ⓘ regulation of whaling ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Cambridge, England ⓘ surface form: Cambridge, United Kingdom
holds	annual meetings of the Commission ⓘ regular meetings of the Scientific Committee ⓘ
implementedIn	1986 moratorium on commercial whaling ⓘ
inception	1946 ⓘ
legalBasis	International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
membershipType	sovereign states ⓘ
monitors	global whale populations ⓘ whaling activities of member states ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
policyOn	sustainable use of whale resources ⓘ whale conservation ⓘ
regulates	catch limits for whales ⓘ scientific whaling permits by member states ⓘ whaling methods and practices ⓘ
shortName	IWC Schedule ⓘ surface form: IWC
subjectOf	disputes over commercial and scientific whaling ⓘ international environmental law debates ⓘ
website	https://iwc.int ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources → cooperatesWith → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

international whaling moratorium → administeredBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

international whaling moratorium → establishedBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

international whaling moratorium → monitoredBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee

international whaling moratorium → monitoredBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: International Whaling Commission Secretariat

International Whaling Commission → fullName → International Whaling Commission self-link ⓘ

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling → legalFrameworkFor → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling → established → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling → createdBody → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling → governingBody → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

IWC Schedule → adoptedBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

IWC Schedule → canBeAmendedBy → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

IWC Schedule → relatedTo → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Commission Plenary → partOf → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission → partOf → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission → parentOrganization → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Bureau of the International Whaling Commission → partOf → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Bureau of the International Whaling Commission → appliesTo → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Bureau of the International Whaling Commission → isExecutiveArmOf → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Conservation Committee of the International Whaling Commission → partOf → International Whaling Commission ⓘ

Conservation Committee of the International Whaling Commission → parentOrganization → International Whaling Commission ⓘ