PODCAST | Whale Conservation and the International Whaling Commission

PODCAST | Whale Conservation and the International Whaling Commission

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Secretary of the International Whaling Commission, Dr. Rebecca lent spoke with Sci on the Fly about the history and evolution of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) – one of the oldest international marine conservation treaty organizations and one of the first to be advised by science. The organization has gone from a body of whaling nations trying to maximize their catches to one that is tackling climate change, pollution, fisheries by-catch, underwater noise, ship strikes, unsustainable whale-watching and other international threats to whales and dolphins. As noted, it was one of the first international treaty organizations to be based on science, and today the Scientific Committee meetings of the IWC are where cutting edge whale and dolphins science is used to inform international whale management and conservation policy.

Guest

Rebecca Lent, Ph.D., Secretary, International Whaling Commission

Host & Producer

Chris Parsons, Ph.D., Ocean conservation science 2020-2022 Executive Branch Fellow at the US National Science Foundation; Twitter: @ecmparsons

Editor

Ashley Scarlett, Ph.D., Marine biologist and science communication specialist; Twitter: @DrScarlettSmash

Executive Producer

Chris Parsons, Ph.D., Ocean conservation science 2020-2022 Executive Branch Fellow at the US National Science Foundation; Twitter: @ecmparsons

Image: International Whaling Commission, iwc.int/home
 

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Chris Parsons

Dr. Parsons specializes in marine biology and ocean conservation.


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