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Commission
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Conservation & Management
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Scientific Research
Scientific Committee 2015 - SC66a
The 2015 meeting of the IWC Scientific Committee will be held at the Marriott Marquis, San Diego Marina from 20th May to 4th June.
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Scientific Research
In this section
Whale Sanctuaries
Establishment of the International Whaling Commission's sanctuaries
SANCTUARIES
Two Sanctuaries are currently designated by the International Whaling Commission, both of which prohibit commercial whaling. The first of these, the Indian Ocean Sanctuary, was established in 1979 and covers the whole of the Indian Ocean south to 55°S.
The second was adopted in 1994 and covers the waters of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. The boundaries of both of the Sanctuaries can be seen on this map and their precise co-ordinates are recorded in the Schedule at paragraphs 7.(a) and 7.(b)
An additional proposal for a Sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been repeatedly submitted to the Commission in recent years. To date it has failed to achieve the three-quarters majority of votes needed to amend the Schedule and thus become designated by the IWC.
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Conservation & Management
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Whales