The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling is a international environmental agreement that aimed to properly regulate whaling and the amount of whales that are bred, so that whales could still be hunted without endangering the animal. It was signed by fifteen nations in December 1946 and came into effect two years later.
However, much illegal whale-hunting is carried out in the world. The main country in which illegal whaling takes place is Japan. It is estimated that over one thousand whales are deliberately killed every year by a Japanese whaling fleet. This fleet is sent to Antartica with the intention of killing these whales for 'scientific research'. In reality though, they are murdered for their meat. However, they get away with it because it is technically allowed, owing to a loophole in the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, set up by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
The picture is the IWC's logo which can be seen on their website.
However, much illegal whale-hunting is carried out in the world. The main country in which illegal whaling takes place is Japan. It is estimated that over one thousand whales are deliberately killed every year by a Japanese whaling fleet. This fleet is sent to Antartica with the intention of killing these whales for 'scientific research'. In reality though, they are murdered for their meat. However, they get away with it because it is technically allowed, owing to a loophole in the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, set up by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).The picture is the IWC's logo which can be seen on their website.
