Question 30
HardOriginal questionThe International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, under which the IWC was set up, was signed in which year?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
It was signed in Washington, D.C., on 2 December 1946 — 80 years before IWC-70.
1982 is the year the IWC agreed the moratorium on commercial whaling.
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- Whaling convention
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