Whaling controversy & IWC
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about International Whaling Commission?
1. IWC was established to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks.
2. Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area surrounding the continent of Antarctica where the IWC has banned all types of commercial whaling.- Published on 04 Jan 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
- In 1982 the IWC adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling.
Currently, Japan, the Russian Federation and a number of other nations oppose this moratorium.
- Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) has continued to hunt whales inside the outhern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in accordance with a provision in the IWC charter permitting whaling for the purposes of scientific research.
