(from "Who's Afraid of Compromise?", Simon Ward, published by ICR, 1990)
| Species | Area | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Right whale | World-wide | Since 1946* |
| Grey whale | World-wide | Since 1946* |
| Blue whale | World-wide | North Atlantic since 1955* North Pacific since 1966 Southern hemisphere since 1964 |
| Fin whale | 1. Southern hemisphere 2. North Pacific 3. North Atlantic (west Norway stock, Nova Scotia stock) |
1. Since 1976/77 Antarctic whaling season 2. Since 1976 season 3. Since 1976 season |
| Sei whale | 1. Southern hemisphere 2. North Pacific (east) 3. North Atlantic (Nova Scotia stock) |
1. Since 1978/79 season for mother-ship whaling, since 1979 season for land-based whaling 2. Since 1976 season 3. Since 1976 season |
| Sperm whale | 1. Southern hemisphere 2. North Pacific (east) 3. North Pacific (west) |
1. Since 1981/82 season for mother-ship whaling 2. Since 1980 season 3. Since 1988 season |
| Humpback whale | World-wide | North Atlantic since 1954 season North Pacific since 1966 Southern hemisphere since 1963 |
| Minke whale | 1. Japan Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea 2. North Atlantic (west Greenland stock) 3. North Atlantic (northwest stock) |
1. Since 1986 2. Since 1986 3. Since 1986 |
| Bryde's whale | North Pacific (east China Sea stock) | Since 1986 |
| Bottlenose whale | North Atlantic | No quotas ever set, but tentatively protected since 1979 awaiting further data |
| All suckling whales and females accompanied by pups |
World-wide | Since 1946* |
Notes:
*1) These species/groups were already protected under agreements reached
among whaling nations prior to WWII. The IWC adopted these agreements
immediately upon its foundation in 1946.
2) In all cases, including "world-wide", territorial waters of nations
which are not IWC members are not included.
(This part added by the owner of this WWW page.)
Above table is as of 1990 when the brochure was published. In 1994, the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary was adopted and member nations of IWC cannot take whales unless it has objected to the sanctuary by the procedure stated in Article V of the Convention.
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