ale ▁watching ▁instead . ▁This ▁article ▁de als ▁with ▁communities ▁that ▁continue ▁to ▁h unt ; ▁details ▁about ▁communities ▁that ▁have ▁ended ▁the ▁practice ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁History ▁of ▁wh aling . ▁ ▁International ▁reg ulation ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁mor ator ium , ▁the ▁International ▁Wh aling ▁Commission ▁allows ▁the ▁activity ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁ab original ▁groups ▁if ▁it ▁occurs ▁on ▁a ▁subs istence ▁basis , ▁similar ▁to ▁subs istence ▁fish ing . ▁This ▁Ab original ▁Sub s istence ▁Wh aling ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁native ▁pe op les ▁and ▁others ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁I W C . ▁ ▁The ▁I W C ▁says ▁that : ▁Since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁the ▁I W C ▁has ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁ind igen ous ▁or ▁' abor iginal ▁subs istence ' ▁wh aling ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁nature ▁to ▁commercial ▁wh aling . ▁It ▁is ▁thus ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁mor ator ium . ▁This ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁object ives ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁wh aling . ▁For ▁ab original ▁subs istence ▁wh aling ▁the ▁object ives ▁are ▁to : ▁ ▁ensure ▁that ▁ris ks ▁of ▁ext inction ▁are ▁not ▁seriously ▁increased ▁by ▁wh aling ; ▁enable ▁native ▁people ▁to ▁h unt ▁wh ales ▁at ▁levels ▁appropriate ▁to ▁their ▁cultural ▁and ▁nut r itional ▁requirements ▁( also ▁called ▁' need '); ▁and ▁move ▁populations ▁towards ▁and ▁then ▁maintain ▁them ▁at ▁health y ▁levels . ▁ ▁In