LEADER 02703nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910786364603321 005 20230815200621.0 010 $a0-295-80200-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276207 035 $a(EBL)3444495 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000780312 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11493875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780312 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10785248 035 $a(PQKB)11625505 035 $a(OCoLC)815969423 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21262 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444495 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10618026 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444495 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276207 100 $a20060208h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aScientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling /$fMichael Heazle 210 1$aSeattle :$cUniversity of Washington Press ;$aEdmonton :$cCanadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press,$d2006. 210 4$aŠ2006 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $a[Circumpolar research series ;$vno. 11] 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-295-98605-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty -- The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday -- The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty -- Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale -- Conclusion. 330 $a"In this study, Michael Heazle examines how International Waling Commission (IWC) policy dramatically shifted from furthering the interests of whaling nations to eventually banning all commercial whaling. Focusing on the internal workings of a single organization, Heazle explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of scientific research and advice." 410 0$aCircumpolar research series ;$v11. 606 $aWhaling$xPolitical aspects 606 $aWhales$xConservation$xDecision making 606 $aUncertainty (Information theory) 615 0$aWhaling$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aWhales$xConservation$xDecision making. 615 0$aUncertainty (Information theory) 676 $a333.9595 700 $aHeazle$b Michael$0760942 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786364603321 996 $aScientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling$93786961 997 $aUNINA