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Supporting Materials
Helpful Website Links
http://www.iwcoffice.org/index.htm
The International Whaling Commission provides for the proper conservation of whale stocks by reviewing and revising, as necessary, measures which govern the conduct of whaling throughout the world.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/216815_gcenter21.html
In an article dated March 21, 2005, the SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER reported that the Makah Indian Nation, already pursuing an obscure administrative waiver in its struggle to one day hunt whales again, is now also exploring its options on another front: Congress.
http://www.makah.com/whaling.htm
The official website of the Makah Tribe, this site relates the historical, religious, and cultural significance of whaling to the Makah Indian Nation. A link leads to the description of their first successful whale hunt in 70 years.
http://www.whaleswim.com/en/whalewatching/links.html
This site provides commercial information on whale watching tours in Tonga as well as other areas of the world.
http://www.cetacea.org/whales.htm
Cetacea is an organization which provides you with complete background information on every species of whale, dolphin and porpoise known to humankind. The site provides a species breakdown of whales including description, habitat, food and feeding, behavior, etc.
http://www.whalewatch.co.nz/south.htm
The South Pacific Humpback Whale Project is a consortium of biologists and conservationists from Auckland University, the Department of Conservation, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme and Whales Alive (Australia). Over the past five years, the Project has conducted studies on the breeding population of humpback whales in the Vava’u island group in the Kingdom of Tonga, believed to be the major breeding area for humpbacks migrating through New Zealand waters.
http://www.harolddoan.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4145
Harold Doan and Associates LTD provides information and links to international trade and community or economic development projects. In a report dated July 4, 2005 it reported a story of Japan bribing the International Whaling Commission’s smaller and poorer Caribbean nations with economic aid in exchange for their votes in favor of overturning the hunting ban.
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2005/s1416363.htm
For more than 30 years now AM has been ABC Radio's flagship current affairs program; setting the day's news agenda with concise reports and analysis from correspondents around Australia and around the world. This is a transcript from AM broadcast on July 18, 2005 concerning the accusation of Japan's vote-buying on whaling.
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=3&no=234605&rel_no=1
On June 29, 2005 the international version of OhMyNews, based in South Korea, reported on the International Whaling Commission's 57th annual meeting in Ulsan, Korea.
Downloadable PDFs:
April 30, 2002 - The joint proposal submitted by the governments of Australia and New Zealand supporting the development of a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary.
Dated February 2001, Mark Orams discusses the economic impact of whale watching in Tonga.
In Defence of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Sidney Holt
In a paper dated June 1, 2004, Sidney Holt defends the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary as it comes under review by the IWC.
HUMPBACK WHALE - RECOVERY PLAN 2005 - 2010
Humpback Recovery Plan 2005 - 2010. A joint project of the Natural Heritage Trust (an Australian Government Initiative) and the Department of Environment and Heritage. The plan outlines the measures necessary to ensure the recovery of the Australian populations of humpback whales.
AGENDA 57th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission 20-24 June 2005
Agenda Outline dated July 21, 2005, contains a brief report of the outcomes of principle items presented at the IWC's annual meeting in Ulsan, Korea.
The Conservation of Whales in the 21st Century
A comprehensive government paper outlining the current status of Southern Humpback Whales. Paper includes New Zealand's plan to increase local whale conservation and attempt to stimulate interest in whale conservation worldwide.
The Future of the IWC and Whales, Paper by Hon Jim McLay QSO
July 7, 2002 - This paper was presented by the Honorable Jim McLay QSO to the Whale Zone Seminar. The study discusses the politics, credibility and effectiveness of the IWC. The paper also examines possible strategies for addressing alleged problems.
Reference Books
Carwardine, M 1995. Whales, dolphins and porpoises, the visual guide to all the world’s cetaceans. Dorling Kindersley.
Clapham, P 1997. Whales. Colin Baxter photography Ltd.
Clapham, P 1996. Humpback Whales. Colin Baxter photography Ltd.
Hoyt, E 1990. Seasons of the Whale. Chelsea Green publishing Company.
Katona, S, Rough, V, Richardson, D 1993. A field guide to whales, porpoises and seals from Cape Cod to Newfoundland. Smithsonian Institution 1993
Kiefner, R 2002. Whales and dolphins – cetacean world guide. Ikan – Unterwasserarchiv.
Reeves, R, Stewart, B, Clapham, P, Powell, J 2002. A guide to Marine Mammals of the world. Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
Scientific Publications
Donoghue, M.F., Jenkins, P. and Helweg, Humpback whale research in New Zealand and Tonga: in Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary - October 1994; Auckland NZ; Ed M.Donoghue
Abernethy, RB and Baker, CS (1992) Abundance and genetic identity of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Southwest Pacific. Report (SC/44/020) to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Glasgow, June 1992.
Baker, CS. et al. (1994) Hierarchical structure of mitochondrial DNA gene flow among humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae, world-wide. Mol. Ecol. 3: 313-327.
Helweg, D. et al. Geographic variation in South Pacific humpback whale songs. Behaviour (in press).
Helweg, D. Geographic and temporal variation in songs of humpback whales - Invited address to the Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society of Japan. Honolulu, HI. November 1996