The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on 2 December 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry".
Международная китобойная комиссия (International Whaling Commission — IWC) была учреждена в рамках Международной конвенции о регулировании китобойного промысла (International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling) 2 декабря 1946 г. в Вашингтоне.