World Whale and Dolphin Day is a holiday established in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ). It is celebrated on July 23 [1] , because on that day in 1982, the IWC voted to completely ban commercial whaling from the 1985/1986 season [2] [3] .
| World Whale and Dolphin Day | |
|---|---|
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| Humpback Whale with Cub | |
| Differently | World Ocean and Marine Mammal Day |
| Type of | Ecological |
| goal | To draw the attention of mankind to the problems of whales , sometimes cetaceans and other ocean and marine mammals . |
| Initiators | IWC - International Whaling Commission |
| date | July 23, 1986 |
| Associated with | A total ban on commercial fishing for whales |
The ban entered into force on February 19, 1986. In honor of this, every year on February 19, another holiday is celebrated - World Whale Day. It is considered the day of protection of other marine mammals. Sometimes environmental organizations from different countries jointly devote this day to the protection of a single mammalian species, which is threatened with destruction [4] [5] [1] .
Content
"Whale fishing for" scientific purposes "
After the IWC banned industrial fishing of whales , Japan , under the threat of sanctions, was forced to join the agreement, but left a loophole in the form of " catching whales for scientific purposes ." The fishing quota in 2007 amounted to 950 whales, that is, Japan caught about three whales daily. In the same year, a fire broke out on the flagship of the Japanese whaling flotilla Nissin-maru , and 508 animals were killed for the “study”. As a result of this incident, a renewal of whale capture during their mating season was proposed in Japan. After the completion of scientific work, animal meat is mainly found in Japanese restaurants . Also in Japan, it is planned to resume fishing for humpback whales [6] .
On February 19, 2010, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demanded that Japan stop whaling , threatening to otherwise initiate proceedings against the International Criminal Court in The Hague against Tokyo [7] .
See also
- World Oceans Day
- World Sea Day
- World Water Day
- World Environment Day
- Elephant day
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 World Whale and Dolphin Day . Holidays calendar. Date of treatment February 20, 2014.
- ↑ Brakes P., Simmonds MP Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions . - Routledge, 2013 .-- P. 42. - 256 p. - ISBN 9781317974697 .
- ↑ International Whaling Commission. IWC Schedule . - 2013 .-- P. 5.
- ↑ Today is the Day for the Protection of Whales and Marine Mammals . Kharkov News (February 19, 2013). Date of treatment February 20, 2014.
- ↑ World Whale Day . RIA Novosti (February 19, 2013). Date of treatment February 20, 2014.
- ↑ Japan for the first time in 20 years could not choose a quota for whale fishing . RIA Novosti (March 1, 2007). Date of treatment August 13, 2010. Archived March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Australia threatened Japan with an international court for whale fishing , Lenta.ru (February 19, 2010).