International Whaling Commission

International Whaling Commission (IWC) in relation with International Trade

In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of International Whaling Commission (IWC): An organization established in 1946 in Washington, DC, under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. Members include Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France. Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan. Kenya, Korea, .Mexico. Monaco. Netherlands. New Zealand, Norway. Oman. Peru. Russia. St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Senegal. Seychelles. South Africa, Spain. Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom. the United States. and Uruguay. Beginning in 1986. the IWC set all ..catch limits for commercial whaling at zero, pending assessment of whale stocks and development of new whale management procedures.