2. Whaling Today • International Whaling Convention (IWC) overseas the the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). This was signed in 1946 in order to track whale populations and address issues of conservation • Not all countries are members of the IWC. Canada left in 1982; countries that leave the IWC are not subject to any sanctions on whaling.
8. Indigenous Whaling Today • Aboriginal groups, both in the US and Canada still whale for cultural and/or ceremonial reasons as well as, in some cases, for food.
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12. Objections to Indigenous Whaling Just as people object to commercial whaling, people also object to the ceremonial/religious whaling done by Indigenous Peoples.
