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The Beginning of an End to Whaling in Japan?
- Media Coverage
- Feb 17, 2011, 10:30 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
The annual kerfuffle between Japanese whaling ships and the anti-whaling activists who chase them around Antarctic waters every winter is once again getting its seasonal share of ink and airtime. But this year the familiar scenes from the southerly tug-of-war might have a new victor – for now.More
Australia says Japan Won't Confirm Whaling Halt
- Media Coverage
- Feb 17, 2011, 10:15 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Australia said Thursday Japan had not confirmed it was calling off its controversial whaling mission, as sea-borne activists reported the main hunting ship had changed course and may be heading home.More
Early Halt to Japanese Whaling Could Mark Permanent End to Hunt in Antarctic Waters
- Press Release
- Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Josh Reichert, managing director of the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of the withdrawal of the Japanese whaling fleet from the Southern Ocean one month before it normally heads home.More
Talks to Reduce Whale Hunting Collapse
- Media Coverage
- Jun 23, 2010, 12:15 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Talks aimed at reducing whaling by Japan, Norway and Iceland broke down Wednesday, effectively leaving management of the stock in the hands of the hunters.More
Whaling Moratorium Talks Break Down
- Media Coverage
- Jun 23, 2010, 12:10 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Talks on replacing a moratorium on whaling with a controlled cull have broken down and will be suspended for a year, delegates at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) said on Wednesday.More
International Whaling Commission Fails to Find a Way Forward for Whales
- Press Release
- Jun 23, 2010, 09:25 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Annual Meeting concluding without any results from the three-year effort to reconcile the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries.More
Pew Seeks Landmark Conservation Solutions at Historic International Whaling Commission Meeting
- Press Release
- Jun 16, 2010, 09:25 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Efforts to finally bring an end to the impasse between pro-whaling and anti-whaling countries in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will be the focus of the IWC’s Annual Meeting, opening in Agadir, Morocco, on Monday, June 21.More
Latest Twist in Decades-Long Battle to Save the Whales
- Media Coverage
- May 27, 2010, 12:05 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
It sounds like a contradiction -- allowing whales to be hunted, in order to save them. But that is precisely what the International Whaling Commission is considering. It is a proposal getting angry reaction from many California environmental groups who you may have seen demonstrating around the state last weekend.More
Oil Spill in Louisiana
- Media Coverage
- May 06, 2010, 15:15 EST
- Campaign for Healthy Oceans, South Atlantic Fish Conservation Campaign, Offshore Energy Reform, Pew Whale Conservation Project, Gulf Surface Longline Campaign
All depends on the wind. Just as Ireland’s travellers anxiously await news of the shifting winds, so too with the coastal communities of the Gulf of Mexico.More
Deepwater Horizon: Conservationists Warn of 'True Catastrophe' for Wildlife
- Media Coverage
- Apr 30, 2010, 16:55 EST
- Campaign for Healthy Oceans, Gulf of Mexico Fish Conservation Campaign, Global Shark Conservation, Global Tuna Conservation, Offshore Energy Reform, Pew Whale Conservation Project
Conservationists monitoring the spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig across the Gulf of Mexico say the situation is at risk of turning into a disaster for the biodiversity in the area. Coastal areas around Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida will all potentially be affected by the spill.More
Green Groups' Anger at New Plan to Make Whaling Legal
- Media Coverage
- Apr 24, 2010, 12:05 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has proposed what it calls a 10-year peace plan. It says this will maintain the global moratorium on commercial whaling, imposed in 1986, but allow limited catches for countries that are still hunting whales despite the ban.More
International Whaling Commission Proposes Compromise on Ban
- Media Coverage
- Apr 24, 2010, 12:00 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
A new International Whaling Commission proposal that would authorize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years in exchange for reducing the number killed each year sets in motion a public diplomacy battle.More
Pew Says Adjusted Compromise on Whaling Falls Short
- Press Release
- Apr 22, 2010, 09:30 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the proposal released today by the Chair (Cristian Maquieira of Chile) and Vice-Chair (Anthony Liverpool, Antigua and Barbuda) of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).More
Pew Says Proposed International Whaling Commission Compromise Fails to Secure a Future for Whales
- Press Release
- Feb 22, 2010, 09:30 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
Susan Lieberman, director of international policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to recent efforts to resolve the impasse at the International Whaling Commission.More
Leaders Offer Hope to End Whaling
- Opinion
- Dec 13, 2009, 15:05 EST
- Pew Whale Conservation Project
If you thought we saved the whales in the 1980s, think again. Although supposedly rescued by a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, they're still struck by ships, caught in discarded nets, poisoned by pollution and harassed by the booming noise of underwater oil and gas exploration.More

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Pew Whale Conservation Project

Pew Whale Conservation Project News

The Beginning of an End to Whaling in Japan?

Australia says Japan Won't Confirm Whaling Halt

Early Halt to Japanese Whaling Could Mark Permanent End to Hunt in Antarctic Waters

Talks to Reduce Whale Hunting Collapse

Whaling Moratorium Talks Break Down

International Whaling Commission Fails to Find a Way Forward for Whales

Pew Seeks Landmark Conservation Solutions at Historic International Whaling Commission Meeting

Latest Twist in Decades-Long Battle to Save the Whales

Oil Spill in Louisiana

Deepwater Horizon: Conservationists Warn of 'True Catastrophe' for Wildlife

Green Groups' Anger at New Plan to Make Whaling Legal

International Whaling Commission Proposes Compromise on Ban

Pew Says Adjusted Compromise on Whaling Falls Short

Pew Says Proposed International Whaling Commission Compromise Fails to Secure a Future for Whales

Leaders Offer Hope to End Whaling

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