With Japan’s Withdrawal, What Lies Ahead for the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee?
2019-12-12
Every year, the SC meets in the spring/early summer for three weeks. The agenda for the annual meeting is decided based upon the individual subjects chosen by the subcommittees in their fields of expertise. Out of this, the SC usually presents a set of scientific recommendations relevant to stock management to the Commission Meeting (CM) of the IWC.