Whaleman International Ltd

Programs: The foundation attended and participated in the 66th annual meeting of the international whaling commission meeting which was held in portroz,slovenia. The foundation attended and participated in the third annual "our ocean" conference which was held in washington dc. The foundation traveled to japan in our continuing efforts to stop inhumane and needless whaling and dolphin hunting practices. We participated in meetings in tokyo with prominent japanese business and political leaders. The meetings were organized by our japanese associate steve nakada. The foundation participated in several meetings in washington, d. C. With members of the us delegation to the international whaling commission (iwc) and president obama's council on environmental quality (ceq) in our ongoing efforts to stop the killing of cetaceans by japan, norway, iceland, and the faroe islands. The foundation continued its participation with ed lyman of the hawaiian islands humpback whale national marine sanctuary researching the health assessment of north pacific humpback whales. The foundation sponsored and participated in filming expeditions to hawaii, the silver bank, san ignacio lagoon, the channel islands and the bahamas to gather hi-def stock footage of humpback whales, gray whales, blue whales, fin whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, spotted dolphins, turtles, sharks, rays, and other marine life for use in its films, campaigns, and psas. The foundation continued leading its eco-tours to san ignacio lagoon, the silver bank, and the bahamas. The foundation participated as a member of the international whale disentanglement team. The foundation continued to cooperate and take part in th emonthly meetings of the whales need us coalition (wnus) of which it is a founding member. The foundation continually expanded, updated, and re-designed its educational and informational web sites, www. Savethewhalesagain. Org andwww. Whaleman. Org along with its facebook and twitter pages, all of which are available to anyone worldwide with computer, tablet, or smartphone access. The foundation donated images and video footage to the the sea shepherd society, ifaw, nrdc, ocean alliance, and other environmental groups for use in their public education campaigns reaching millions worldwide.