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MANAGEMENT OF CETACEAN RESOURCES

  • What is the IWC ?
  • Whale species and their management
  • Minke whales are increasing
  • Minke whale population in the Antarctic estimated at 760,000
  • Japan's request for a catch of 50 minke whales in its coastal waters is justifiable
  • Management of dolphins and porpoises
  • Whaling Moratorium and Southern Ocean Sanctuary cause waste of resources
  • Partial Chronology of Whaling

* Issued by the Institute of Cetacean Research
"MANAGEMENT OF CETACEAN RESOURCES"


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