International Whaling Commission
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is an international body established to oversee the regulation of whaling activities. It was founded in 1946 under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which was signed in Washington, D.C., United States.
1982 Moratorium
In July 1982, the member nations of the IWC held a historic meeting at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton, UK, and agreed to a global ban on commercial whaling. This ban, commonly known as ‘the moratorium’, was one of the most important conservation and welfare decisions of the 20th century and is as important today as it was four decades ago.