Australian Whale Sanctuary
| Australian Whale Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coordinates | 35°18′07.51″S 149°08′03.70″E / 35.3020861°S 149.1343611°E |
| Established | 1999 |
| Governing body | Department of the Environment and Energy |
The Australian Whale Sanctuary, established in 1999, aims to protect
Australian government's jurisdiction.[1]
The sanctuary encompasses the entire
Cocos (Keeling) Island, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Additionally, it includes the EEZ adjacent to the coastline of the Australian Antarctic Territory, recognised only by the United Kingdom, New Zealand, France and Norway.[2]
The sanctuary is the scene of an ongoing controversy between Australia and Japan over whaling. In 2008 the Federal Court of Australia ruled it was illegal under Australian law for the Japanese whaling fleet to kill whales in the Sanctuary.[3][4] In 2015 Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd was found guilty of wilful contempt of court and fined A$1,000,000.[5]
See also
- Whale watching in Australia
- Whaling controversy
References
- ^ "Australian Whale Sanctuary". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Chapter 6: Antarctic Territories" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- FCR 510 (15 January 2008), Federal Court(Australia).
- ^ Darby, Andrew (16 January 2008). "Japanese whaling fleet loses in court, at sea". The Age. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- FCR 209 (18 November 2015), Federal Court(Australia).