Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Galletti Vernazzani, B., P. Burkhardt-Holm, E. Cabrera, M. Iñíguez, F. Luna, E.C.M. Parsons, F. Ritter, J. Rodríguez-Fonseca, M. Sironi and M. Stachowitsch. 2017. Management and conservation at the International Whaling Commission: A dichotomy sandwiched within a shifting baseline. Marine Policy 83: 164–171. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.004> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.004 Abstract: The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) Scientific Committee provides important advice to the IWC on a large variety of cetacean species, sub-species and populations and the issues affecting them. Cetaceans are facing increasing, non-whaling-related threats, and the Scientific Committee (SC), in accordance with the Commission's requests, has strengthened its conservation-oriented research work. A selection of the reports of the Scientific Committee from between 1986 and 2012 was assessed for its: (i) fundamental research; (ii) management; (iii) conservation; and (iv) administrative content, and to identify potential trends over time. Recommendations and their urgency were also examined, as implied from the language used by the SC in its reports. The analysis showed that the work of the Scientific Committee has increasingly been oriented towards conservation issues over the period reviewed, but at the same time this conservation work has received little funding. Increased support for conservation-related research projects is warranted to promote the long-term survival of cetaceans. Based on this review of the content and focus of the Committee reports, the analysis suggested that its issued advice be made clearer, whenever possible, and governments are urged to give due consideration to this science based advice particularly when urgent conservation actions are needed. In addition, more consistent funding of the IWC's conservation-related research should be pursued to improve international conservation outputs regarding cetacean populations. The paper is available at: <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.004> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.004 Or you can request a PDF copy via email at barbara@ccc-chile.org Thank you, Bárbara Galletti V.M. Centro de Conservación Cetacea Casilla 19178, Correo Alonso de Córdoba Vitacura, Santiago - CHILE F/Fax (56 2) 2228 2910 barbara@ccc-chile.org www.ccc-chile.org Síguenos en: Facebook <http://on.fb.me/fMUbnC> http://on.fb.me/fMUbnC Twitter <http://bit.ly/jZSZR8> http://bit.ly/jZSZR8 Youtube <http://bit.ly/oEDlod> http://bit.ly/oEDlod Consume Menos, Protege Más. No imprimas este mensaje.