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2002
The 54th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission: an Initial ReportReporter No. 11: The 54th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission took place in Shimonoseki, Japan from 20-24 May, 2002. This is an initial report of the results of the meeting, which was one of the most controversial for many years. Fuller analysis of the Meeting will appear later in International Fisheries Bulletin.
IWC
2002: Background and Legal Issues
Report
of the Revised Management Scheme Expert Drafting Group 2001/2 Comment:
Trade not Tradition: The Real Driver Behind Norway's Whaling 2001 (available) Summary
report:
IWC Annual Meeting 2001
Proposed
South Pacific Whale Sanctuary IWC
Inter-sessional meeting: major differences remain 2001 (subscribers only)
IWC
53: a New Zealand perspective Perspectives
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Focus
No. 3: This
is a review of the events leading up to the 2002 IWC Annual Meeting which have
increased the tension between anti-whaling and pro-whaling States and a brief
analysis of some of the key legal issues. It is produced by the IFB Editorial
Team as part of the IWC 2002 Report.
Reporter No. 5: At its 53rd Meeting in 2001, the International Whaling Commission agreed to convene an Expert Drafting Group (EDG) in order to conduct research into the possible revision of two chapters of the Schedule, namely Chapter V (Supervision and Control) and Chapter VI (Information Required). The first meeting of the EDG took place in Cambridge from October 29 to November 1, 2001. This was followed by a second meeting in Auckland from February 26 to March 1 2002. This report, by
Richard Caddell, IFB Research Editor, briefly reviews the background to the EDG meetings and the progress to date.
Reporter No. 8: In January 2001,
the Norwegian Government took the decision to resume exports of whale products.
Due to concerns about the level of contaminants in the harvested whales no trade
took place. However, exports of whale meat to Japan are expected to commence in
2002. At the same time, Norway has announced an increased quota for minke whales
in 2002. Richard Page, of Greenpeace International, argues that the
prospect of international trade is the real reason for the expanded quota.
Focus No. 20: IFB's report on the main activities, discussions and decisions at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. Among the issues covered are: Icelandic membership; Whale sanctuaries; Revised Management Scheme; Catch limits for commercial whaling; Catch limits for aboriginal subsistence whaling; Scientific permits; Whale killing methods and associated welfare issues; Critically endangered whale stocks; Incidental capture of cetaceans; Interactions with fish stocks; Environmental concerns; Small cetaceans; and Transparency and "vote buying".
Focus No. 14: In
July the IWC will meet in London for it's 53rd Annual Meeting. Among the items
to be considered is a proposal by Australia and New Zealand to establish a vast
whale sanctuary in the South Pacific. A similar proposal was tabled last year,
but failed to gain the necessary three-quarters vote. In this article, by William
T Burke, an argument against the proposal is presented.
Focus No. 7: On
6-8 February, in Monaco, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) held an
inter-sessional meeting of the Revised Management Scheme (RMS) working group.
The purpose of the meeting was to make progress towards the completion of the
RMS in order to allow commercial whaling to resume. However, despite an
apparently useful exchange of views, and at least indications of compromise
amongst some members, it is clear that some IWC members remain as far apart as
ever on a number of key issues. As a result, little real progress was made at
the meeting. Chris Hedley, IFB Editor, provides an overview of the
meeting.
[2001] International Fisheries
Bulletin, Focus, No. 19: by Mike Donoghue, Department of Conservation, New Zealand
[2001] International Fisheries Bulletin, Focus, No. 18: two articles by
Rune Frøvik, High North Alliance and Wilbur Dovey, Mike
Donoghue, Department of Conservation, New Zealand
[2001] International Fisheries Bulletin, Focus, No. 3: two articles by
Dag Erling Stai, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Sue
Fisher, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society