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    Mitigation

    Cetacean conservation implies the adoption of measures at various levels from international agreements with global and regional reach to measures at the European Union and...
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    The International Whaling Commission (IWC)

    Signed in 1946, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling aims to regulate whaling. In order to do this, the Convention has established the International Whaling...
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    Belgium and protection of the cetaceans

    Since 2004, Belgium has been a member of the International Whaling Commission, where it plays an active role in the group of non-hunting countries in favour of conservation and...
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    Moratorium, quotas and sanctuaries

    Key measures of the IWC Moratorium on commercial whaling Entered into force in 1987, the moratorium on commercial whaling prohibits slaughter of cetaceans for commercial...
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    The Commission and committees

    The Commission (IWC)IWC is an intergovernmental organization that brings together representatives of all Member States. Since 2012, it meets every two years and its goal is...
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    International agreements

    The system of protection and conservation of cetaceans is fragmented into a complex mosaic. In fact, alongside the IWC, there are other organisations and conventions concerning...
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    Electromagnetic waves and sound

    Who doesn't have a mobile phone or MP3-player and who doesn't prefer energy-efficient bulbs? But this also comes with risks and are any threshold values imposed by the law for...
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    Other agreements and organisations

    The International Maritime Organization The aim of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is to have co-operation between member states in the field of maritime...
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    Welfare of cetaceans and ethical questions

    Advancement of scientific knowledge justifies the increasing importance of animal welfare. Science shows that the suffering in animals exists and ethics encourages us to take this...
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    Problems of welfare

    Hunting and welfare Physical suffering of cetaceans while hunting is very important for two reasons. Firstly because it is very difficult to kill a cetacean instantly, even a...