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Japan walks out of IWC talks to avert vote on whaling sanctuary +
July 14, 2011 | Kyodo
(Kyodo) _ Japan and 20 other pro-whaling nations walked out of talks at the International Whaling Commission Thursday, blocking a proposal to vote on a whaling sanctuary in the...

IWC adopts new financing rules to prevent vote- buying +
July 13, 2011 | Kyodo
(Kyodo) _ The International Whaling Commission on Wednesday approved new financing rules proposed by Britain and other European members to improve transparency in light of...

Global whaling body adopts anti- corruption reform
July 13, 2011 | AFP
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) changed Wednesday the way its 89 member nations pay fees, adopting a British proposal to boost transparency and discourage alleged...

Japan, Australia clash at whaling talks
July 12, 2011 | AP
Australia and Japan sparred verbally Tuesday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission, after Japan called on Australia to better protect its whaling ships from...

Anti- corruption measures debated at whaling talks
July 11, 2011 | AP
A British proposal to crack down on alleged vote-buying was among the main items on the agenda as the International Whaling Commission started its annual talks on Monday. No... ...

IWC annual meeting opens in British Channel Islands +
July 11, 2011 | Kyodo
(Kyodo) _ The International Whaling Commission opened a four-day annual meeting in Jersey in the British Channel Islands on Monday, with the focus on whether pro- and...

Britain, Japan square off at whaling meet
July 11, 2011 | AFP
The International Whaling Commission, evenly divided between pro- and anti-whaling factions, opened its 63rd annual meeting Monday with a British proposal to battle alleged...

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Japanese Whalers Allege 'Piracy' By 'Whale Wars' Group
December 14, 2011 | Newsy.com

The International Whaling Commission extends quotas for Alaska
May 30, 2007 | KTVF NBC 11 Fairbanks

Whale Hunting Quotas Increased
May 30, 2007 | Associated Press

The International Whaling Commission is meeting in Anchorage this week
May 29, 2007 | KTVF NBC 11 Fairbanks

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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which was signed in Washington, D.C. on 2 December 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry". Since the late 1970s, however, the IWC has become dominated by governments who appear to be largely opposed to the practice of commercial whaling. The result of this is most evident in the IWC's adoption of a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986, which is...

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	International Whaling Commission should change their name to International Whale Commission. There is no whaling in IWC at all. #Tweet4Taiji Twitter: @Whaling_Facts
	International Whaling Commission should change their name to International Whale Commission. There is no whaling in IWC at all. #Tweet4Taiji Twitter: @Whaling_Facts