Call for Science to Clear Whaling Confusion

Negotiations on the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) may culminate in a decision at the annual meeting in Morocco from 21 to 25 June that would suspend the current moratorium on commercial whaling and allow commercial catches of fin, minke, sei, and Bryde's whales in the North Atlantic, Southern Ocean, and North Pacific. Proposals from the Chair for a consensus decision to allocate ad hoc catch quotas close to current levels...