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The Cetaceans of the Indian Ocean Sanctuary
Almost three decades have now passed since a proposal by the Republic of the Seychelles at the 1979 meeting of the International Whaling Commission was adopted, creating the Indian Ocean Sanctuary (IWC, 1980). This Sanctuary consists of those waters of the Northern Hemisphere from the coast of Africa to 100°E (including the Red and Arabian Seas and the Gulf of Oman) and those waters of the Southern Hemisphere between 20°E and 130°E from the equator to 55°S
The Sanctuary offers protection from commercial whaling to the great whales. In 1989, the Sanctuary was extended for another three years by the IWC and, in 1992, for a further ten. At the 54th meeting of the IWC (2002), the Sanctuary was again reviewed and extended. This review is a revised and updated version of a paper that was submitted to the 2002 meeting of the Scientific Committee of IWC.
Read the full report on the Cetaceans of the Indian Ocean Sanctuary (2002)
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