ai ver ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁post posed ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁announ cement . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁wh aling ▁ ▁Canada ▁left ▁the ▁I W C ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁is ▁not ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁mor ator ium . ▁Wh aling ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁various ▁In uit ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar ctic ▁in ▁small ▁numbers ▁and ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁O ce ans . ▁ ▁Russian ▁wh aling ▁Rus si ans ▁of ▁Ch uk ot ka ▁Aut onom ous ▁Ok rug ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Far ▁East ▁are ▁permitted ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 4 0   gray ▁wh ales ▁from ▁the ▁North - E ast ▁Pacific ▁population ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Car ib bean ▁wh aling ▁ ▁Some ▁wh aling ▁is ▁conduct ing ▁from ▁Gren ada , ▁Domin ica , ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁and ▁Saint ▁Lu cia . ▁Species ▁h unted ▁are ▁the ▁short - f inned ▁pilot ▁wh ale , ▁pyg my ▁k iller ▁wh ale ▁and ▁sp inner ▁dol ph ins . ▁Through out ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pilot ▁wh ales ▁are ▁killed ▁ann ually ▁with ▁the ▁meat ▁being ▁sold ▁locally . ▁This ▁hunting ▁of ▁small ▁cet ace ans ▁is ▁not ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁I W C . ▁ ▁Wh ales ▁are ▁h unted ▁in ▁Be quia