Japanese Whaling and the International Whaling Commission
Project Type
Oral Presentation
Publication Date
4-23-2020
Department or Program
Economics
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor #1
Ray, Margaret
Abstract
This project examines the effect the International Whaling Commission has had on the Japanese Whaling Industry. Economic research into this field has been limited, and new analyses are needed considering Japan’s recent departure from the International Whaling Commission and resumption of commercial whaling. In particular, we seek to determine whether the 1986 moratorium banning commercial whaling has had a significant impact on the quantity of whales harvested by Japanese whaling vessels. Although this project did not find that the moratorium significantly impacted whale harvesting, there is a number of limitations to this research that suggest further study is required.
