2006 IWC Voting Results


Vote 1

To prevent the IWC from discussing the fate of dolphins, porpoises and small whales in addition to the Great Whales
Result: Lost 30-32, with 1 abstention

Vote 2

To introduce secret balloting – making it easier for Japan to pressure small countries to vote with them.
Result: Lost 30-33, with 1 abstention

Vote 3

To allow Japanese coastal communities to hunt a limited number of whales – effectively circumventing the whaling moratorium
Result: Lost 30-31, with 4 abstentions

Vote 4

To eliminate the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (3/4 majority required).
Result: Lost 28-33, with 4 abstentions

Vote 5

Calling the moratorium on whaling “unnecessary” and accusing whales of eating “huge quantities of fish”.
Result: Won 33-32, with 1 abstention

Which nations supported whaling:

How does your government measure up?

Country Vote 1 Vote 2 Vote 3 Vote 4 Vote 5
Antigua & Barbuda Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Argentina No No No No No
Australia No No No No No
Austria No No No No No
Belgium No No No No No
Belize No No No No No
Benin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Brazil No No No No No
Cambodia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cameroon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chile No No No No No
China Yes Yes –  Yes – 
Costa Rica x x x x x
Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Yes Yes Yes x Yes
Czech Republic No No No No No
Denmark –  No Yes No Yes
Dominica Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Finland No No No No No
France No No No No No
Gabon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gambia x Yes Yes Yes Yes
Germany No No No No No
Grenada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guatemala x x x x x
Guinea Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hungary No No No No No
Iceland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
India No No No No No
Ireland No No No No No
Israel No No No No No
Italy No No No No No
Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kenya x x x x x
Kiribati Yes Yes –  Yes Yes
Korea Yes Yes –  –  Yes
Luxembourg No No No No No
Mali Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Marshall Islands Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mauritania Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mexico No No No No No
Monaco No No No No No
Mongolia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Morocco Yes Yes Yes –  Yes
Nauru Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Netherlands No No No No No
New Zealand No No No No No
Nicaragua Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Norway Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oman No No Yes No No
Palau Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Panama No No No No No
Peru x x x x x
Portugal No No No No No
Russia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
St Kitts and Nevis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
St Lucia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
St Vincent & Grenadines Yes Yes Yes –  Yes
San Marino No No No No No
Senegal x x x Yes Yes
Slovak Republic No No No No No
Solomon Islands Yes –  –  Yes Yes
South Africa No No No No No
Spain No No No No No
Suriname Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sweden No No No No No
Switzerland No No No No No
Togo x x Yes Yes Yes
Tuvalu Yes Yes Yes –  Yes
UK No No No No No
USA No No No No No

Source: IWC

Key:
Yes = voted in support of whaling
No = voted against whaling
–  = present, but abstained from voting
x = did not vote because had not paid membership dues, did not turn up, or was absent when vote taken

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