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Art.4 |
Article 4 |
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Art.4.1x |
The taking or killing of right whales, which shall be deemed to include North-Cape whales, Greenland whales, southern right whales, Pacific right whales and southern pigmy right whales, is prohibited. |
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Art.5 |
Article 5 |
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Art.5.1x |
The taking or killing of calves or suckling whales, immature whales, and female whales which axe accompanied by calves (or suckling whales) is prohibited. |
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Art.6 |
Article 6 |
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Art.6.1x |
The fullest possible use shall be made of the carcasses of whales taken. In particular: |
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Art.6.1x.1 |
(1) There shall be extracted by boiling or otherwise the oil from all blubber and from the head and the tongue and, in addition, from the tail as far forward as the outer opening of the lower intestine. |
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Art.6.1x.2 |
(2) Every factory, whether on shore or afloat, used for treating the carcasses of whales shall be equipped with adequate apparatus for the extraction of oil from the blubber, flesh and bones. |
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Art.6.1x.3 |
(3) In the case of whales brought on shore, adequate arrangements shall be made for utilising the residues after the oil has been extracted. |
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Art.7 |
Article 7 |
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Art.7.1x |
Gunners and crews of whaling vessels shall be engaged on terms such that their remuneration shall depend to a considerable extent upon such factors as the size, species, value and yield of oil of whales taken, and not merely upon the number of whales taken, in so far as payment is made dependent on results. |
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Art.10 |
Article 10 |
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Art.10.1 |
1. The High Contracting Parties shall obtain, with regard to the vessels flying their flags and engaged in the taking of whales, the most complete biological information practicable with regard to each whale taken, and in any case on the following points: |
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Art.10.1.a |
(a) Date of taking; |
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Art.10.1.b |
(b) Place of taking; |
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Art.10.1.c |
(c) Species; |
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Art.10.1.d |
(d) Sex; |
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Art.10.1.e |
(e) Length measured, when taken out of water; estimated, if cut up in water; |
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Art.10.1.f |
(f) When foetus is present, length and sex if ascertainable; |
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Art.10.1.g |
(g) When practicable, information as to stomach contents. |
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Art.10.2 |
2. The length referred to in sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) of this Article shall be the length of a straight line taken from the tip of the snout to the notch between the flukes of the tail. |
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Art.11 |
Article 11 |
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Art.11.1x |
Each High Contracting Party shall obtain from all factories, on land or afloat, under his jurisdiction, returns of the number of whales of each species treated at each factory and of the amounts of oil of each de and the quantities of meal, guano and other products derived from them. |
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Art.12 |
Article 12 |
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Art.12.1x |
Each of the High Contracting Parties shall communicate statistical information regarding all whaling operations under their jurisdiction to the International Bureau for Whaling Statistics at Oslo. The information given shall comprise at least the particulars mentioned in Article 10 and: (1) the name and tonnage of each floating factory; (2) the number and aggregate tonnage of the whale catchers; (3) a list of the land stations which were in operation during the period concerned. Such information shall be given at convenient intervals not longer than one year. |
