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Canada The Inuit have strict conservation measures. One
bowhead can be harvested from the Baffin Bay population, which stands
between 200 and 300 whales, every 13 years. One can be hunted from the 300
to 400 bowhead in Fox Basin, north Hudson's bay, every two to three
years. Since Canada is
not a member of the IWC, there has been some controversy about the very
limited hunt of the bowhead. The IWC has passed resolutions against
Canada, and the US has threatened economic sanctions, without however
implementing any. The Canadian
Inuit also take 300-400 narwhal and 500-700 beluga annually. Further reading: |