Link
to text of agreement
Status
of agreement
| Basic information |
| Date of adoption | 2 December 1946 |
| Place of adoption | Washington DC, United States |
| Entry into force | 10 November 1948 |
| Authentic text(s) |
| Summary of provisions |
Objectives
To ensure that all harvesting and research activities are conducted in accordance with the Convention; to formulate, adopt and revise conservation measures; to compile, analyse and disseminate information on the status of resources and to facilitate research activities. [Preamble]
Scope
- Material
The Convention refers to the proper conservation of "whale stocks" but does not define the species covered by the term "whale."
- Geographic
Global. The Convention applies to factory ships, land stations and whale catchers under the jurisdiction of the member governments, and to all waters in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships, land stations and whale catchers. [Article I(2)]
Organizational structure
International Whaling Commission
| Description of agreement |
Forthcoming.
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Further information and references |
- Internet sources
- Bibliographic references
P. Birnie, International Regulation of Whaling (Oceana Publications, 1985)
W. Burns, A. Gillespie, The Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World (Transnational Publishers, 2003)
- Additional treaty references
Original agreement: 161 UNTS 72; TIAS 1849; 1949 UKTS 5; 1948 ATS 18; 1946 Can TS 54
1956 Protocol: 338 UNTS 366