Amendments to Annex II (12) and Annex IV (II) 1 of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
Source: http://www.iattc.org/PDFFiles2/AIDCP-amendments-Oct-2009.pdf, downloaded 20120420
The following amendments were adopted on 10 October 2002 at the 8th meeting of the Parties.
Annex II (12):
NEW:
12. Observer Data
a. Observer data shall be the basis to determine if:
i. a vessel has met or exceeded its DML;
ii. a Party has met or exceeded its national DML; or
iii. the fleet has met or exceeded a per-stock, per year dolphin mortality cap.
b. Any Party wishing to object to the observer data must provide to the IRP the reasons for and the evidence to support such objection;
c. The IRP will review the evidence provided by the Party and provide a recommendation to the Meeting of the Parties for their consideration;
d. The Parties will review the evidence and the recommendation of the IRP and make a decision as to the merits of the objection and whether the observer data should be modified.
Annex IV (II) 1:
Original language:
… or which is assigned a second-semester DML and does not set on dolphins by December 31 of that year, …
Amended language:
… or which is assigned a second-semester DML and does not set on dolphins by October 1 of that year, …