Whaling as Science

Regarding the primary objective, we note that while the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has developed a revised management procedure (RMP) for future management of commercial whaling, it is not ecosystem based. IWC does not employ ecosystem-based management; consequently, none of the informat...

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Published in:Bioscience 2003-03, Vol.53 (3), p.210-212
Main Authors: CLAPHAM, PHILLIP J, BERGGREN, PER, CHILDERHOUSE, SIMON, FRIDAY, NANCY A, KASUYA, TOSHIO, KELL, LAURENCE, KOCK, KARL-HERMANN, MANZANILLA-NAIM, SILVIA, DI SCIARA, GIUSEPPE NOTABARTOLO, PERRIN, WILLIAM F, READ, ANDREW J, REEVES, RANDALL R, ROGAN, EMER, ROJAS-BRACHO, LORENZO, SMITH, TIM D, STACHOWITSCH, MICHAEL, TAYLOR, BARBARA L, THIELE, DEBORAH, WADE, PAUL R, BROWNELL, ROBERT L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biopsies
Commercial fishing
Ecosystem management
Ecosystem models
Ecosystems
Failure
Feasibility Studies
Marine ecosystems
NEWS & FEATURES
Political Issues
Population structure
Sample Size
Sampling
Scientific Research
Scientists
Whales
Whales & whaling
Whaling
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Summary:Regarding the primary objective, we note that while the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has developed a revised management procedure (RMP) for future management of commercial whaling, it is not ecosystem based. IWC does not employ ecosystem-based management; consequently, none of the information derived from the feeding ecology study is relevant to the manner in which IWC assesses and manages whale populations.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[0210:WAS]2.0.CO;2