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Paper examining issues identified at the International Whaling Commission 60 meeting, to address problems facing the world's whales.
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
Paper detailing the UK's support of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on commercial whaling.
UK Commissioner's Report from the 64th annual meeting of the IWC, with resolutions related to protecting whales.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Presented to Parliament: November 1963.
UK's position on the hunting of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and its efforts to work with the Japanese Government.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
An information sheet on the benefits of whale watching.
The United Kingdom helps secure agreement on a Resolution on Marine Plastic Pollution and is appointed Chair of the IWC’s Conservation Committee
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
If you find a stranded whale or dolphin you need to report it straight away - what to do, who to call
As the first Japanese whaling boats set sail to the Antarctic, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon expressed the UK’s continued opposition over…
Farm Animal Welfare Council review of the impact of slaughter or killing operations on the welfare of poultry.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
The Global Ocean Alliance (GOA) is a 77-country alliance, led by the UK. The GOA champions ambitious ocean action, particularly within the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including the 30by30 ocean target and other targets in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...
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