Anti-Japanese Mobs

Some of the readers may notice in IWC reports that a small island nation Seychelles was very active anti-whaling member in the IWC. Mr Umezaki describes it as follows.

A New Leader of Anti-Whaling

Having NGO observers, many events happen in the IWC meetings. The following is one example.

Rallying to the Whale

The motivations to promote the anti-whaling movement were various. The following story is one example related to the sperm whale - one of the most abundant large whale species.

Whaling Ban and Lubricant

The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm 1972
and Subsequent Events
At this conference, the recommendation to achieve the whaling ban was adopted by political pressure from the US government.

Anti-Whaling Policies Bring Votes

The Unfounded Story of the Whale's Extinction

If Science Does Not Support It...

Loud Chorus of "Save the Whales!"

Lobbying

Radioactive Contamination

But the next step was not simple.

Defeat at the IWC

Inside Stories of the IWC
Although reports of discussions in the IWC are presented in IWC-Watching on this WWW page, there are many interesting stories which are not covered in official reports.

Let's see what happened to achieve the moratorium by three-quarters majority.

'Foreigner' Delegates

Close Teamwork

Environmental Mafia

Proposal of Selfish Ethics

The Scientific Committee changed in 1970s. Many management decisons were made based on outcomes from the committee, which were not always supported by convincing evidence. The following stories describe them.

'Paper Doctors' of Whales

When Whales Become Adults

Performance of the Whale-Finder

Uncertainty

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