Pew Whale Conservation Project

The Beginning of an End to Whaling in Japan?

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:30:00 GMT

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.

Australia says Japan Won't Confirm Whaling Halt

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:15:00 GMT

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.

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:00:00 GMT

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.

Talks to Reduce Whale Hunting Collapse

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:15:00 GMT

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.

Whaling Moratorium Talks Break Down

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:10:00 GMT

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.

International Whaling Commission Fails to Find a Way Forward for Whales

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:25:00 GMT

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.

Teleconference to Discuss the International Whaling Commission's Annual Meeting

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:25:00 GMT

A teleconference was held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 by the Pew Environment Group, World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace to discuss 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.

Pew Seeks Landmark Conservation Solutions at Historic International Whaling Commission Meeting

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:25:00 GMT

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.

Latest Twist in Decades-Long Battle to Save the Whales

Thu, 27 May 2010 16:05:00 GMT

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.

Oil Spill in Louisiana

Thu, 06 May 2010 19:15:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:55:00 GMT

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.

Green Groups' Anger at New Plan to Make Whaling Legal

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:05:00 GMT

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.

International Whaling Commission Proposes Compromise on Ban

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMT

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.

Pew Says Adjusted Compromise on Whaling Falls Short

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:30:00 GMT

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).

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

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:30:00 GMT

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.

Leaders Offer Hope to End Whaling

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:05:00 GMT

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.

Did We Save the Whales? Japan Still Harvesting Thousands Annually

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

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

Wild Chronicles: Whales

Mon, 04 May 2009 19:25:00 GMT

The Pew Environment Group worked in collaboration with National Geographic Television to tell this story.

Pew Whales Commission Calls for Ministers to Break Whaling Wall

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:35:00 GMT

The Pew Whales Commission, a high level body of eminent diplomats, judges, lawyers, scientists and former Ministers, today called for government ministers to resolve the whaling stalemate.

Chair's Summary of the Pew Whales Commission

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:05:00 GMT

The Commission meeting was the third such event organized by the Pew Environment Group.

Policy Guide for the Pew Whales Commission

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:55:00 GMT

This Policy Guide was prepared by the Secretariat of the Pew Environment Group, to assist the Chair and the members of the Pew Whales Commission.

Turning the Page: Bringing Whale Conservation into the 21st Century

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Created in 1949 pursuant to the entry into force of the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will turn 60 in 2009.

Pew Forms Whales Commission to Help Break International Whaling Commission Impasse

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:40:00 GMT

To help bring an end to a longstanding stalemate over whaling, the Pew Environment Group is establishing the Pew Whales Commission, an international panel of independent experts that will meet in Lisbon, Portugal, in two months to identify means for building consensus among the members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

Who’s Eating All the Fish? Debunking the Food Security Rationale for Culling Cetaceans

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:15:00 GMT

In response to the global fisheries crisis, characterized by falling abundances of resource species, falling catches, increasing habitat destruction, and extremely high subsidies, the advocates of whaling have been advancing a new rationale for hunting of marine cetaceans.

Scientists Find Whales Innocent of Global Decline in Fisheries

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:50:00 GMT

The argument that great whales are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile.

Tentative Steps to Whaling Peace

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Talks between pro- and anti-whaling countries on how to resolve their differences have ended with agreement to look for dialogue and common ground.

A Report of the Second Pew Whale Symposium: A Change in Climate for Whales

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:25:00 GMT

The Second Pew Whale Symposium, entitled “A change in climate for whales,” took place at UN University Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on 30-31 January 2008.

One Page Description: Protecting Whales

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:10:00 GMT

In order to prevent the continued unfettered killing of whales in the world’s oceans, and to ensure the enforceability of international measures aimed at protecting them, the Pew Environment Group launched a major initiative in 2007.

Pew Whale Symposium Offers Ray of Hope for Resolving Whale Controversy

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:50:00 GMT

One hundred participants from 28 nationalities met in Tokyo for a two-day symposium aimed at generating good will and a positive climate to help resolve the ongoing controversy surrounding the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

Experts Seek Solution to Whaling Deadlock in Tokyo

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Experts on both sides of the bitter feud on whaling wrapped up two days of talks here Thursday aimed at finding common ground on the future of the deadlocked International Whaling Commission (IWC).

Australia, Japan Politely Disagree in Whale Talks

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Australia and Japan agreed to disagree Thursday on a bitter feud over whaling as their foreign ministers tried to show that the countries' close relationship was otherwise intact.

Chair's Summary of the Second Pew Whale Symposium

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:10:00 GMT

One hundred participants from 28 different nationalities met at the Headquarters of the United Nations University in Tokyo on 30-January 31, 2008, for the second Pew Whale Symposium.

Japan Should Stop the Charade of Killing Whales for 'Science'

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT

The Japanese whaling fleet set off recently amid much fanfare and celebration from its home port of Shimonoseki. Children waved flags covered with cartoon whales, politicians made speeches and a band played "Popeye the Sailor Man." Officials told the assembled crowd that Japan must preserve its "whale-eating culture."

Limiting Japan's Whale Hunting

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:55:00 GMT

The Japanese whaling fleet set off recently amid much fanfare and celebration from its home port of Shimonoseki.

Under Pressure, Japan Delays Plan to Hunt the Humpback

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:40:00 GMT

Japan, under pressure from the United States and Australia, is delaying plans to kill 50 humpback whales as part of its already contentious annual whale harvest in waters near Antarctica.

Pew Encouraged by Japan’s Decision to Forego Killing Humpback Whales

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:55:00 GMT

A statement from Monica Medina, director of whale conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts' Environment Group, on Japan’s announcement that it will forego plans to kill 50 humpback whales.

Sounding Out Whales for Clues to Sonar's Effects

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:40:00 GMT

Twenty-two varieties of beaked whales roam the seas, diving as deep as a mile to feed on bottom-dwelling squid and small fish on the dark ocean floor. Shy and seldom seen by man, they are among the least understood large creatures on Earth.

Illegal Hunting Turning Clock Back on Whales

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:55:00 GMT

The illegal killing of a gray whale off the coast of Washington state earlier this month by five members of the Makah Nation caused a public outcry, and justifiably so.

Pew Welcomes Decision to Hold Special Meeting on the Future of the IWC

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:55:00 GMT

Monica Medina, director of the Pew Whale Conservation Project, welcomed today’s decision of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to hold a special meeting to discuss thoroughly the challenges that lay ahead to reinforce the International Whaling Commission.

Pew Seeks 'Common Voice' to Conserve Whales, Pew Whale Symposium to be Presented at International Whaling Commission Meeting

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The Pew Environment Group calls on members of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, this week to resolve an impasse over commercial and scientific whaling that threatens the conservation of whales.

Chair’s Summary of the First Pew Whale Symposium

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:20:00 GMT

More than 60 people from around the world gathered in New York at the United Nations to analyze options for the conservation of whales, specifically exploring policies for resolving the current impasse over commercial and scientific whaling at the International Whaling Commission.

Saving Endangered Whales at No Cost

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:35:00 GMT

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most critically endangered marine species.

House Approves Overhaul of Rules for Fisheries

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:15:00 GMT

Congress yesterday passed the broadest overhaul of the rules that govern the U.S. fishing industry in a decade, with provisions instructing fishery managers to adhere strictly to scientific advice so as not to deplete the ocean.

Blame Iceland

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:45:00 GMT

In a form of fishing known as bottom trawling, huge, weighted nets are dragged across the ocean floor, destroying corals and just about everything else in their path. In U.S. waters, the practice is tightly regulated -- and forbidden in certain environmentally sensitive areas.

Editorial: Blame Iceland, A Tiny Country that Still Hunts Whales Scuttles an Effort to Save the Ocean Bottom

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:30:00 GMT

In a form of fishing known as bottom trawling, huge, weighted nets are dragged across the ocean floor, destroying corals and just about everything else in their path.

When the World Runs out of Seafood

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:50:00 GMT

Since the dawn of human civilization, people have eaten fish. And for most of the past 100,000 years, it has been plentiful. It isn't any longer.

Editorial: No Fish Story, Imagine a World Without Seafood

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:10:00 GMT

For years, scientists, environmentalists, responsible fishermen and others who care about the health of marine ecosystems have been warning about overfishing and other practices that destroy oceanic biodiversity.

Editorial: We're Killing Our Oceans; Seas Without Life

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:30:00 GMT

Labor Day is gone. The Shore is quiet now. Most beachgoers have packed away chairs and umbrellas and turned their thoughts to school and football.But come Memorial Day, they'll be back, expecting the solace, nourishment or income they've always derived from the ocean. The question is: What will they find?

We Need To Save The Whales - Again

Wed, 31 May 2006 18:45:00 GMT

One of the most heralded victories of the global environmental movement was the establishment in 1982 of a moratorium on commercial whaling. With that one narrow vote by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), so hard fought by Greenpeace and other environmental organizations, the public believed that the slaughter of the world's largest mammal was at an end. Or was it?

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