Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling

Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xi ONE Introduction 3 TWO The IWC 1949–59: An Exercise in Uncertainty Becoming Certainty 36 THREE The Antarctic Collapse: Uncertainty Takes a (Brief) Holiday 66 FOUR The Worm Turns: The IWC’s Reinterpretation of Uncertainty 107 FIVE Scientific Uncertainty and the Evolution of the Superwhale 133 SIX Conclusion 177 Appendix 189 Notes 203 Bibliography 237 Index 253 ...