Visit us daily for updates on NOAA activities at the 64th Annual Meeting of the IWC in Panama City, Panama. We'll be live Tweeting at @USAForWhales — on everything from whale conservation to research and management — starting June 24 through July 6. Follow along on our Tweet feed below.
The United States has been an active member of the IWC since its establishment in 1948. NOAA is the lead Agency for coordinating the efforts of the United States within the IWC, working closely with the Departments of State and Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and interested non-governmental organizations. NOAA works with these partners to promote U.S. positions at the IWC, including the rights and needs of aboriginal subsistence whalers and cetacean conservation activities. The Acting U.S. Commissioner of the IWC is Dr. Douglas DeMaster, Director of the NOAA Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
