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Change text size A- A A+ Contact Us Choose your language: en es fr Commission General Information History and Purpose Membership & Contracting Governments Joining the IWC Organisational Structure Commission Sub-groups Bureau Secretariat IWC Funding Meetings Main Outcomes of 2018 meeting Venues and dates of all previous meetings IWC Resolutions IWC Meeting Voting Records List of Previous Chairs Procedures for IWC meetings observers Key Documents ICRW Convention Schedule Rules of Procedure Future Of The IWC Govt of Japan Consultation Small Type Coastal Whaling (2015) Proposal for a Whale Sanctuary in the South Atlantic IWC68 - Portorož, Slovenia The 2020 biennial Commission meeting of the IWC will be held at the Grand Bernardin Resort, Portoroz, Slovenia Whales Introduction Taxonomy Population Status Population Estimates Sounds Species Blue whale Bottlenose dolphin Bowhead whale Bryde's whale Common dolphin Dusky dolphin False killer whale Fin whale Gray whale Humpback dolphin Humpback whale Irrawaddy dolphin Killer whale Minke whale Pilot whale Right whale Sei whale Sperm whale Spinner dolphin Spotted dolphin Striped dolphin Conservation & Management Whaling Aboriginal subsistence whaling Special Permit Whaling Commercial Whaling Total Catches Revised Management Procedure Animal welfare issues Conservation Committee Conservation Committee Working Methods Bycatch Expert Advisory Panel on Bycatch Entanglement of Large Whales Expert Advisory Panel on Entanglement Response Best practice guidelines for entanglement responders Strandings Advice to the public Strandings Initiative Expert Advisory Panel on Strandings Ship Strikes Environmental concerns Climate change Anthropogenic sound Marine Debris Chemical pollution Cetacean diseases Marine renewable energy developments SOCER Report Conservation management plans Western Gray Whale CMP South Atlantic Southern Right Whale South Pacific Southern Right Whale Franciscana Dolphin Sanctuaries and MPAs Whale Watching Whale Watching Handbook Small cetaceans Small cetaceans voluntary fund Small cetacean catches Infractions Scientific Research Scientific Committee Handbook Activities Data Availability Correspondence Groups Scientific Committee Meetings IWC Research Funds Guidelines for Funding Research Small Cetaceans Fund Southern Ocean Research Partnership International research cruises SOWER POWER Specialist workshops Reports SC Report Outcome Report National Progress Reports SOCER Workshop Reports Scientific Committee 2020 - SC68B The 2020 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held at the Guildhall, Cambridge, UK Documents & Publications Media Resources Media Resources Media Contact News Archive Press Releases News Bulletin Meeting Accreditation Photo Gallery Main Gallery Dead/Injured Whales SOWER Cruise Entanglement Gallery Small Cetaceans POWER Cruise Gallery IWC 65 - 2014 Meeting Slide 6 Slide 6 Slide 6 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Enlarge this image World Oceans Day 2020: IWC celebrates collaboration and thanks all those working to safeguard the marine environment Enlarge this image IWC Species of the Week: killer whale by Lughan Smith, age 9 Enlarge this image IWC Species of the Week: killer whale by Dylan Smith, age 7 IWC Species of the Week: sperm whale by Isla Stringer, age 10 Enlarge this image IWC Species of the Week: sperm whale by Tia Smith, age 9 IWC Species of the Week: sperm whale by Elsie Creek, age 2 The International Whaling Commission (IWC) The IWC is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling. The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world. The Commission's role has expanded since its establishment in 1946. In addition to regulation of whaling, today's IWC works to address a wide range of conservation issues including bycatch and entanglement, ocean noise, pollution and debris, collision between whales and ships, and sustainable whale watching. Recent Reports: Commission Report SC Report Intersessional Report Bureau Report News IWC reflects on World Oceans Day 2020 - with collaboration at its core 8 Jun 2020 At the IWC, collaboration seems ever-more important as we contemplate World Oceans Day in the context of current events. Today we take the opportunity to thank all those who work with us to safeguard our oceans for cetaceans and the many other species whose survival depends on a healthy marine environment. Species of the Week - Week Six 19 May 2020 Species of the Week - Week Five 12 May 2020 Virtual meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee begins 12 May 2020 More news & media resources... IWC Commission Meetings 2021 | IWC68 | Portorož, Slovenia The next Commission meeting of the IWC will be held in Portorož, Slovenia 2018 | IWC67 | Florianopolis, Brazil The last Commission meeting of the IWC was held in Florianopolis, Brazil. Summary of Outcomes | Chair's Report | All documents Scientific Committee Meetings 2021 | SC68C | Bled, Slovenia 27 April – 9 May 2021 tbc 2020 | SC68B | Cambridge, UK 12 - 24 May 2020 - Virtual Meetings 2019 | SC68A | Nairobi, Kenya The last annual SC meeting of the IWC was held in Nairobi, Kenya. 2019 SC Report Mailing List Looking to receive email updates from the IWC including circular communications, press releases and our news bulletin? 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