Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2020
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Economics
Department Chair or Program Director
Ray, Margaret
First Advisor
Ray, Margaret
Second Advisor
Hansen, Bradley
Third Advisor
Lee, Donghyun
Major or Concentration
Economics
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.
Recommended Citation
Barndt, Tea, "Japanese Whaling and The International Whaling Commission" (2020). Student Research Submissions. 314.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/314