Tag: South Atlantic sanctuary for whales

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:02 UTC

  South Atlantic sanctuary for whales will have to wait for another meeting of IWC

  

  An effort to create a safe haven for whales in the South Atlantic was defeated at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Florianopolis, Brazil. The proposal, which was introduced by Brazil in 2001, received support from 39 countries but was opposed by 25, denying it the three-quarters' majority it needed to pass.