Of whales and men
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Norway, Iceland and Japan have been carrying out scientific research with the aim of making whale products medically beneficial for humans, but the meat from these have been proven to be
found in their local markets. While several indigenous communities worldwide, such as the Inuit of the Arctic, whale sustainably only for domestic purposes, the IWC, along with other
conservation NGOs and governments, that are pro-animal rights and pro-conservation, does not want to see commercial whaling resumed, nor the non-domestic utility of whale products to enter
the consumer market such as the pharmaceutical industry. Over time, the changing First World ethics of wildlife preservation and conservation starting in the mid 1900s have become the IWC’s
21st century agenda. In September 2018, the IWC announced that its central aim was to conserve the large whales, rather than allow their commercial hunting.