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Detailed explanation-1: -North America’s first whale sanctuary is taking shape in rural Nova Scotia-Halifax | Globalnews.ca.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling because of the extreme depletion of most of the whale stocks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whaling in Japan facts Japanese whalers continue to hunt Minke, Bryde´s and Sei whale in the North Pacific. Until its recent announcement Japan used the loophole of so-called ‘scientific whaling’ to side step the IWC ban . . . and the meat is sold on the open market.

Detailed explanation-4: -IWC Puts a Moratorium on Whaling In 1982, the International Whaling Commission issued a moratorium on commercial whaling that came into effect in 1986. Years later, in 1994, the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary was approved by the IWC. However, the fight was is from over.