International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

The following Applications were published on 31 March 1999 in Vol. 56, Part 1 of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . Comment or advice on any of these applications is invited for publication in the Bulletin and should be sent to the Executive Secretary (I.C.Z.N.), c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk ).     

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

The following Applications were published on 30 September 1998 in Vol. 55, Part 3, of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . Comment or advice on any of these Applications is invited for publication in the Bulletin and should be sent to the Executive Secretary (I.C.Z.N.), c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk ).     

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature     

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

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Whale Sanctuaries: An Evolving Concept within the International Whaling Commission

This article analyzes the practice of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) up to 2003 in establishing and regulating international whale sanctuaries, in order to ascertain whether an evolution has taken place in the conservation approach involved. An examination will be made of the IWC's decisions, resolutions, and reports of the Annual Meeting, and of recent proposals presented to the IWC. The results will lead to the identification of a corpus of legal documents supporting the conclusion that an evolution from the mere prohibition of commercial catches to a more comprehensive protection through international whale sanctuary has taken place, even if it has been in a slow and reactive manner.­