International Whaling Commission
New Population of Blue Whales in Western Indian Ocean
The scientists have recently found evidence that there exists a new population of Blue Whale in the Western Indian Ocean. This population is being discovered for the first time. Echolocation Whales produce low frequency sounds. These sounds are in the ..
Tags: Blue whales • Echolocation • Endangered • International Whaling Commission • New Species
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
380 whales dead due to Mass Stranding in Australia
On September 23, 2020, around 380 whales died in southern Australia due to mass stranding. The complete pod of Pilot whales that were stuck in Macquarie Harbour have perished. Highlights Mass Stranding of whales is a natural behaviour of whales ..
Tags: Australia • International Whaling Commission • mass stranding • New Zealand • Tasmania
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Anti-Maritime Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
On December 10, 2019, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar introduced the Anti-Maritime bill in parliament. The bill was introduced in days after the kidnapping of 18 Indians aboard in Nigeria. It aims at ensuring safety and security of India’s maritime trade ..
Tags: CLAT • Gulf of Aden • Indian ocean region • International Maritime Organisation • International Seabed Authority
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Japan resumes commercial whaling
On 1st July 2019, Japan officially resumed commercial whaling after more than 30 years of limiting whale hunts to scientific purposes — a policy that still resulted in the deaths of hundreds of whales every year. The hunts come after ..
Tags: Animal rights • Anti-whaling • Institute of Cetacean Research • International Whaling Commission • Natural environment
Japan resumes commercial whaling
Japan has resumed commercial whaling after a period of 31 years, but will stay within country’s exclusive economic waters. Since 1988 Japan had switched to so-called research whaling. Though this move is slammed by anti-whaling activists but is welcomed by ..
Tags: International Convention for Regulation of Whaling • International Whaling Commission
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Japan to Withdraw from the International Whaling Commission
Japan has announced its decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The withdrawal would enable Japan to resume commercial whaling activities. Japan has said that it would undertake commercial whaling from July 2019 limited to Japan’s territorial waters ..
Tags: Iceland • International Whaling Commission • IWC • Japan • Norway