International Whaling Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Whaling_Commission
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IWC
gptkbp:affiliatedTreaty gptkb:International_Convention_for_the_Regulation_of_Whaling
gptkbp:category gptkb:nonprofit_organization
animal welfare organization
environmentalist
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:International_Convention_for_the_Regulation_of_Whaling
gptkbp:founded 1946
gptkbp:hasObserverStatus gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Cambridge,_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Whaling Commission
gptkbp:meetingFrequency annual
gptkbp:notableAction implemented moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notablePlayer Japan (withdrew in 2019)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 88
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations_system_(observer_status)
gptkbp:purpose conservation of whales
management of whaling
gptkbp:regionServed global
gptkbp:type treaty organization
gptkbp:website https://iwc.int/
gptkbp:主要业务 gptkb:horse_race
gptkb:Scientific_Committee
Commission
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:bird
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4