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IWC 60 Fact Sheets: Background on the International Whaling Commission

Australian Government Fact sheets
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, June 2008

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International Whaling Commission - History and future (PDF - 898 KB)
International Whaling Commission - The Moratorium on commercial whaling (PDF - 959 KB)
International Whaling Commission - Scientific Committee (PDF - 914 KB)
International Whaling Commission - Sanctuaries (PDF - 954 KB)
International Whaling Commission - Scientific whaling (PDF - 903 KB)

About the fact sheets

The 60th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) takes place in Santiago, Chile from 23-27 June 2008.

Background to the International Whaling Commission and its work are provided in these factsheets on the history of the International Whaling Commission, the global moratorium on commercial whaling, the role of the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee, whale sanctuaries and scientific whaling.