Mission Statement
The Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society (CMEPS) is a registered charitable society working to educate Canadians about the need to protect the ocean's remaining natural ecosystems for their biological and cultural importance, now and for the future.
Arctic Marine Mammal Reports
*All reports in PDF format.
- 2001: Canada's War on Whales: WILL THE BOWHEAD SURVIVE?
- 2002: Canada's Bowhead Hunt: IN THE WHALES' BEST INTEREST?
- 2004: Canada's Narwhal Whale: A SPECIES ON THE EDGE
- 2005: Chemistry, Calibre and Climate: THE PLIGHT OF CANADA'S POLAR BEAR
- 2006: Canada's Beluga Whales: HUNTED, POISONED, UNPROTECTED
- 2007: Beluga Whales In Captivity
What CMEPS Does
Since 1992, volunteers for CMEPS have gathered information on the plight of Canadian Arctic marine mammals from sources such as the Canadian government, independent scientists and international committees that work to protect and/or consume whales, seals and polar bears. CMEPS uses this information to publish attractive reports that are very educational and easy for the general public to study and understand. CMEPS distributes these reports abroad, as well as in Canada as part of our educational programs. For the past 11 years, CMEPS has sent observers to conferences such as the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), and the UN Environment Programme/Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS).