Whales--are they destined for immediate extinction or will a
workable method of controlling their harvest soon appear? In an
attempt to answer these and other biological questions related to
whaling, the U.S. Department of the Interior, New York Zoological
Society, Smithsonian Institution, International Biological Program,
and several other organizations sponsored an international
conference on the biology of whales in June 1971. The conference
brought together experts on cetacean biology and population
dynamics of whale stocks and relevant aspects of their biology.
This volume collects papers written for that conference by nineteen
authors representing eight nations.
The topics discussed include cetacean biology and natural
history; methods of estimating the numbers of whales; population
counts before, during, and after intensive whaling; recovery rates
as whaling diminishes or stops; improved ways of managing whales as
a resource; and suggestions for further research. There is in
addition a historical chapter on the "International Whaling
Commission," its failures and its positive accomplishments.
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