Anti-whaling refers to actions taken by those who seek to end whaling in various forms, whether locally or globally in the pursuit of marine conservation...

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is a specialised regional fishery management organisation, established under the terms of the 1946 International...

Japanese whaling, in terms of active hunting of whales, is estimated by the Japan Whaling Association to have begun around the 12th century. However, Japanese...

Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the...

disrupt illegal whaling practices. Since 2016, Sea Shepherd has increasingly co-operated with national governments in assisting anti-poaching activity...

little demand for whale meat, compared to farmed livestock. Commercial whaling, which has faced opposition for decades, continues today in very few countries...

conservation of whales. Prior to the setting up of the IWC in 1946, unregulated whaling had depleted a number of whale populations to a significant extent, and...

Aboriginal whaling or indigenous whaling is the hunting of whales by indigenous peoples recognised by either IWC (International Whaling Commission) or...

Conservation Society, and was used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities. The vessel was built in 1975...

1968, as among the first animal rights songs. Popular themes include anti-whaling (prompted by the Save the Whales movement), opposition to hunting, animal...