Despite being a signatory to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in
1946, the USSR conducted a 30-yr campaign of illegal whaling which arguably represents …

The failure of international efforts to manage commercial whaling was exemplified by
revelations of large-scale illegal whale catches by the USSR over a 30 year period following …

Details are provided on 17 previously unreported catches of blue whales, and 93 catches of
North Pacific right whales, all taken illegally by the former USSR. The blue whale catches …

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations in the Southern Hemisphere (SH)
were taken to the edge of extinction from over exploitation by whaling in the 19th and 20th …

Special characteristics of whaling given beginning from old historical times. Distinguished
different periods of this industry. Explained the transfer of whaling into the Antarctic. Given …

Details are provided of 17 previously unreported catches of blue whales by the USSR in
1972. The catches were made between mid-July and mid-September in the eastern North …

Дана характеристика особенностей промысла китов с давних исторических времен.
Выделены качественно различные эпохи. Обоснован переход к промыслу китов в …

Whaling activities, which date back to the eleventh century, focused for a long time on
slowswimming species in the North Atlantic which could be hunted from small rowboats with …