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The future of cetaceans in a changing world

Author
Burns W.C.G., Gillespie A.
Date
2003
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-072425)
Publisher | Place of publication
Transnational Publishers | Ardsley, NY, USA
ISBN
1-57105-262-3
Pages
300 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wild fauna Hunting/capture Marine mammals
Abstract

A history of the IWC; The IWC and the regulation of the exploitation of small cetaceans; The likely impacts of environmental change on cetaceans and the prospects for thee IWC and other international institutions to address these threats; The role of regional cetacean accords, including interface with the IWC; The interface of the ICRW and CITES