In 1986 a global moratorium on whaling was issued by the international whaling commission however that decision was not without controversy some countries such as norway continue to whale in. The international politics of whaling recent developments by rens steenhard on july 2 2010 leave a comment see comments on this post 1 whales large mysterious intelligent and endangered has any mammal inspired such romantic images of the sea and love for nature as much as the whale yet aroused such controversy in global environmental conservation king of the seas symbol of . The international politics of whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling and the ethical dimension reluctantly he concludes that the current global moratorium on whaling is problematic and that we must focus . The international politics of whaling vancouver ubc press 1997 pp 228 8vo illustrated boards a fascinating study of the politics environmental dilemmas and ethical questions surrounding this highly controversial practice peter stoett seeks to clarify the multidimensional nature of whaling as well as its relation to other crucial environmental concerns such as ozone depletion