A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales
A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales
Jun 28, 2010
As the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) comes to an end, WSPA's Marine Mammal Programmes Manager, Joanna Toole, reflects over this year's meeting.
Disney artist and WSPA celebrate the Caribbean’s whales
The completed, colourful wall will support the Caribbean anti-whaling movement and celebrate the successful whale watching industry as a more humane and profitable alternative to whaling.
Whales_granted_temporary_reprieve
WSPA is happy that the whales have been given a reprieve and urge the IWC member states to use the “cooling off period to consider the inherent cruelty of whaling.
One shot at saving the worlds’ whales
WSPA is calling on IWC commissioners and the public to re-state their opposition to this inherently cruel and unnecessary practice and is also calling on whaling nations to be transparent about their whaling operations.
WSPA protest Icelandic whaling season
Accompanied by a life-sized ‘harpooned’ inflatable minke whale – one of the species of whales that will be hunted by Iceland this season – the group of protestors handed in a letter of protest to Icelandic Ambassador Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson at the Embassy, calling for the country to act now to end whaling.
An end to whaling in Iceland
Claire Bass, Marine Mammals Programme Manager, comments “WSPA applauds the Icelandic government’s historic decision to stop commercial whaling and is pleased that the Icelandic market for whale-watching continues to flourish - making the most of the whales in their waters by watching – not killing them.
Not on Hogwart's table
There is no humane way to kill a whale at sea and little market for this meat.
Its continuation is nothing more than a political game, with the innocent victims being these majestic sentient marine mammals.
Reprieve for whales: Greenland’s humpback request frozen
This will look specifically at the meat and blubber yield of whales caught, which was one of WSPA’s concerns.
Iceland hot on cruelty as it returns to whaling
Despite Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries stating that the planned catches will only involve abundant stocks and are linked to Iceland’s overall policy of sustainable utilisation of marine resources, its hunt quota for 2006/2007 includes nine endangered fin whales.
Norwegian public’s shock message to IWC delegation
Despite the Norwegian Government being staunchly pro-whaling, a public opinion poll released today (Monday, May 28th) reveals that almost two thirds of Norwegians believe that it is unacceptable for a whale to suffer a prolonged death once shot.
BBC News features WSPA’s eBay auction
The auction aimed to offer the Icelandic government the market value of one fin whale.
The BBC news featured this initiative on its website.
WSPA’s evidence critical in victory for whale welfare
WSPA’s undercover investigation revealed that 25% of whales killed by Greenland – which they are permitted to hunt only for aboriginal subsistence purposes – are sold commercially, resulting in significant profit and exploding the myth that their whaling quotas are purely subsistence based.
A temporary reprieve for humpbacks, but the whaling continues
WSPA welcomes the news that Japan is no longer seeking to kill 50 humpback whales in their current Antarctic hunt.