Links to Other Marine Mammal Related Web Sites

Click the web site you wish to visit:

Government sites:

• The Faroe Islands, this site is a general introduction to whales and whaling in the Faroe Islands.

Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGO's):

• CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, entered into force on 1 July 1975 and now has a membership of 145 countries. These countries act by banning commercial international trade in an agreed list of endangered species and by regulating and monitoring trade in others that might become endangered.
• The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling which was signed in Washington DC on 2 December 1946.The purpose of the Convention is to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry. The main duty of the IWC is to keep under review and revise as necessary the measures laid down in the Schedule to the Convention which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world
• The North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO) is an international body for cooperation on the conservation, management and study of marine mammals in the North Atlantic. The NAMMCO Agreement, which was signed in Nuuk, Greenland on 9 April 1992 by Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, focuses on modern approaches to the study of the marine ecosystem as a whole, and to understanding better the role of marine mammals in this system. NAMMCO provides a mechanism for cooperation on conservation and management for all species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and pinnipeds (seals and walruses) in the region, many of which have not before been covered by such an international agreement.

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO's), etc:

• The World Council of Whalers (WCW) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1997 to provide a forum for traditional community-based whaling peoples around the world, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal. Its mission is to promote their continued sustainable use of marine living resources, to protect their cultural, social, economic and dietary rights, and to address their concerns.
• Google News gives you continuous updates on what the world media is writing about the whaling issue.
• Greenpeace "is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent,creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future."
• The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society "campaigns against those countries and people who continue to kill whales and dolphins for profit."
• The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF, World Wildlife Fund) "mission is to conserve nature and ecological processes by: - preserving genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity; - ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable now and in the longer term, for the benefit of all life on Earth; - promoting actions to reduce to a minimum pollution and the wasteful exploitation and consumption of resources and energy."
• Inuit Circumpolar Conference is an international non-governmental organization representing the Inuit of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka (Russia). 
• International Wildlife Management Consortium (IWMC) "is a worldwide coalition of wildlife managers, who believe in the sustainable utilization of wildlife resources and consider it as the most dynamic incentive for encouraging human beings to support, promote and implement conservation efforts."
• Whaling Information From Japan, private web site with information on whaling - mostly Japanese. Contains a collection of publications by the Institute of Cetacean Research.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) "mission is to promote and ensure the just and kind treatment of animals as sentient beings. It includes improving the quality of the lives of animals and their environment, preserving animals from extinction, preventing and abolishing animal cruelty, and ensuring that the offshore Canadian and Norwegian hunt for harp and hooded seals in the Northwest Atlantic is brought to an end."
• TRAFFIC's "specific mission is to help ensure that wildlife trade is sustainable and in accordance with domestic and international laws and agreements, through the investigation, monitoring and reporting of such trade, particularly that which is detrimental to the survival of flora and fauna and that which is illegal."
• EnviroLink is "the largest online environmental information resource on the planet. EnviroLink is a non-profit organization...a grassroots online community that unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with millions of people in over 130 countries."
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) "is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment."
• The Whale Information Network's "Objective is to assist and enhance the research,understanding, welfare and conservation of all the 25 species of whales and dolphins in Southern Australian waters. The Whale Information Network does not support any form of whale-watching from boats. We believe that this activity annoys and distresses them."
• The WhaleNet website "is focusing on whales and marine research, WhaleNet is dedicated to interdisciplinary education. Our Goal is to foster excitement about learning and the environment."
• The International Marine Mammal Association Inc. (IMMA) "is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats worldwide, through research and education initiatives."
• IUCN's (The World Conservation Union) "Mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable." Contains IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species.
• The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) "is an independent, non-profit, non-violent organisation funded solely by private donations."
• Japan Whaling Association."This Homepage is aimed at providing thegeneral public with accurate information on the whaling issues, especially in the face of often incorrect and biased information propagated to the mass media and the public by some irresponsible environmental fund-raising organizations."
• The Ark Trust Inc. "is a national, non-profit animal protection organization devoted to raising public awareness about the vast spectrum of animal issues. Mission statement: "Cruelty can't stand the spotlight"." 
• The Institute of Cetacean Research welcomes you to join our home page Here you will enrich your knowledge of whales, in the fields of natural and social sciences.
• People Eating Tasty Animals A resource for those who enjoy eating meat, wearing fur and leather, hunting, and the fruits of scientific research (and more!).
• WhaleWatch is a coalition "of 140 animal welfare organisations representing more than 55 countries worldwide which focuses on the inherent cruelty associated with killing whales".