International Whaling Ban Goes into Effect
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Laws, Acts, Legislation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: Worldwide
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Russia, Spain, Japan, Norway, Scandinavia, Brazil, Peru, Iceland, South Korea
- Date: 1986
Article abstract: An International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling took effect four years after its adoption.
Summary of Event
On July 23, 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) voted to declare a worldwide moratorium, to begin in 1986, on the commercial hunting of all whales. The ban was passed over the strong objections of the eight nations that maintained whaling industries. The final vote was twenty-five to seven in favor of the moratorium, with five nations abstaining. The countries that maintained whaling...
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