When did the International Whaling Commission stipulate a total ban on commercial whaling?

The reason why whales are on the verge of extinction is the deterioration of the environment and the massive killing of humans.

Cetaceans, especially some large members, are widely hunted for their high economic value, and many cetaceans are on the verge of extinction. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is an international organization responsible for whaling and cetacean protection. After commercial whaling led to a sharp decline in whale population, the International Whaling Commission decided to take action to protect whales.

These include a temporary ban on commercial whaling from 1986, and the establishment of Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary in 1979 and Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in 1994 respectively. However, since 1986, some countries, such as Japan and Norway, have taken advantage of the loopholes in the resolution of the International Whaling Commission to kill at least 25,000 whales or dolphins every year under the banner of "scientific whaling".

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In 1930s, whaling attracted the attention of the international community. At that time, due to the modernization of whaling technology, especially the technological progress of a fishing boat which is also a floating processing factory at sea, the whaling volume was greatly increased. Therefore, in 1946, the whaling countries established the International Whaling Commission, with the aim of protecting whale species by limiting the catch, but the restrictions were quite loose.

1982, the international whaling commission passed a memorandum to completely stop fishing. This memorandum came into effect from 1986 and is still valid at present. Since then, only two countries in the world, Norway and Japan, have continued to kill whales, with about 700 whales per year.

Norway believes that it is not restricted by this, and Japan uses scientific research as an excuse, but in fact, Japanese whaling is entirely for the Japanese table, and has nothing to do with science. Moreover, the international community believes that the actual number of whaling in Japan is about 1300 per year.

For years, Japan and Norway have been calling for the opening of quota whaling, while opposition groups such as animal protection organizations have insisted on strengthening restrictions. They believe that about 80 species of whales are threatened by fishing and are in danger of extinction. In addition, marine pollution, noise and accidental fishing are all threatening the life of whales. For example, 300,000 whales and dolphins are killed by fishing nets every year in the world, and 7,500 whales and dolphins are killed by mistake every year along the North Sea coast of Germany alone.