Arctic wildlife sanctuary

• Describe the location of the Clyde river

  The Clyde River is a 109-mile long river that begins at Lowther hills in south Lanarkshire and ends at the Firth of Clyde which runs into the Atlantic ocean. The river is 601 meters deep and almost 2 miles wide.
• What is the Clyde river used for now?

  It is now a sanctuary for the conservation of bowhead whales. A community of about 1000 Inuit live in the Clyde river
• Describe the use of the Arctic for industrial whaling

  Whaling became industrial in the 20th century. It was used in the production of cosmetics, chemicals and animal feed. They used large industral boats. The number of whales killed in the 20th century reached an all-time high of 350000.
• What was set up in 1946?


  The international whaling conserve
• What is the The international whaling conserve?

  It was set up in 1946 to help conserve the whales
• Describe the use of the Arctic for traditional whaling


  Traditional whaling methods used by Inuit people used small boats, simple harpoons and ropes. They only kill one whale at a time and use it for meat, oil and bones
• Describe the actions taken to ensure the sustainable use of the arctic and evaluate the success of this strategy- (sanctuary)

  In 1980, WWF Canada started to work with 1000 Inuit people to build a sanctuary for whales. It has been very successful with the WWF providing almost $1 million for research; monitoring; and training of local Inuit in techniques for recording valuable information on the whales, their diet, and behaviour in Isabella Bay.

  
  

  In 1986 whaling in the Arctic was banned for most countries, however, since 1986, 30000 more whales have been killed despite the ban. Japan and Norway have caught the most.