Amendments To The Schedule Of The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling
Source:
1. Revise paragraph 9(e) as follows:
South African Inshore
South African Coast west of 27°E and out to the 200 metre isobath
2. Revise paragraph 11 as follows:
`The number of baleen whales taken in the Southern Hemisphere in the 1984/85 pelagic season and the 1985 coastal season shall not exceed the limits shown in Tables 1 and 2. However, in no circumstances shall the sum of the Area catches exceed the total catch limit for each species.'
3. Revise paragraph 12 as follows:
`The number of baleen whales taken in the North Pacific Ocean and dependent waters in 1985 and in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1985 shall not exceed the limits shown in Tables 1 and 2.'
4. Amend Tables 1 and 2 as shown
5. Amend paragraph 13(b) to read:
(b) Catch limits for aboriginal subsistence whaling are as follows:
(1) the taking of 8 humpback whales not below 35 feet (10.7 metres) in length, per year is permitted in Greenland waters provided that whale catchers of less than 50 gross register tonnage are used for this purpose. If the catch limit is exceeded in 1985 or 1986 so that more than 8 humpbacks are taken in either year, the excess shall be deducted from the catch limit in the following year.
(2) [unchanged]
(3) The taking of gray whales from the Eastern stock in the North Pacific is permitted, but only by aborigines or a Contracting Government on behalf of aborigines, and then only when the meat and products of such whales are to be used exclusively for local consumption by the aborigines. The number of gray whales taken in accordance with this subparagraph in 1985 shall not exceed the limit shown in Table 1.
(4) [unchanged]
6. Amend Table 3 as shown
TABLE 1. BALEEN WHALE STOCK CLASSIFICATIONS AND CATCH LIMITS (excluding Bryde's whales)
[TAB]SEI[TAB]MINKE[TAB]FIN[TAB]BLUE[TAB]HUMPBACK[TAB]RIGHT
BOWHEAD,
PYGMY
RIGHT[TAB]GRAY
[TAB]Classification[TAB]Catch
limit[TAB]Classification[TAB]Catch
limit[TAB]Classification[TAB]Catch
limit[TAB]Classi
fication[TAB]Classi
fication[TAB]Classification[TAB]Classi
fication[TAB]Catch
limit
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE-1984/85
pelagic season and 1985 coastal season[TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB]
AREA LONGITUDES[TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB]
I 120°W-60°W[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]563*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
II 60°W-0°[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]376*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
III 0°-70°E[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]844*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
IV 70°E-130°E[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]974*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
V 130°E-170°W[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]1,013*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
VI 170°W-120°W[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB][TAB]877*[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
Total catch not to exceed:[TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB]4,224*[TAB][TAB]0
[TAB]0[TAB]0[TAB]0[TAB][TAB]
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE-1985 season
ARCTIC[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
NORTH PACIFIC[TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB][TAB]
Whole region[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
Okhotsk Sea-West Pacific Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]SMS[TAB]320[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Sea of Japan-Yellow Sea-East
China Sea Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]01[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Remainder[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]IMS[TAB]O2[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Eastern Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]SMS[TAB]1793
Western Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]0
NORTH ATLANTIC
Whole region[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
West Greenland Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]3004.5[TAB]-[TAB]86,7[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Newfoundland-Labrador Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Canadian East Coast Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]02[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Nova Scotia Stock[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Central Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]242[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
East Greenland-Iceland Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]SMS[TAB]161[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Iceland-Denmark Strait Stock[TAB]-[TAB]1008[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Spain-Portugal-British Isles
Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]1209[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Northeastern Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]635[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
West Norway-Faroe Islands Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
North Norway Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
Eastern Stock[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]-
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]IMS[TAB]02[TAB]-[TAB]-[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]PS[TAB]-[TAB]-
1 Provided that the remainder from the previous block quota of 3,634 for the five years 1980 to 1984 inclusive may be taken in the years 1984 and 1985.
2 Pending a satisfactory estimate of stock size.
3 Available to be taken by aborigines or a Contracting Government on behalf of aborigines pursuant to paragraph 13(b)(3).
4 The total catch of minke whales shall not exceed 588 in the two years 1984 and 1985 inclusive.
5 Of the total numbers shown, a proportion corresponding to needs may be taken by aborigines pursuant to paragraph 13(b)(4).
6 The total catch of fin whales shall not exceed 16 in the two years 1985 and 1986 inclusive
7 Available to be taken by aborigines pursuant to paragraph 13(b)(4)
8 The total catch of sei whales shall not exceed 504 in the six years 1980 to 1985 inclusive.
9 The total catch of fin whales shall not exceed 270 in the three years 1983 to 1985 inclusive.
* Within the prescribed period
The Government of Brazil presented objection to the catch limit:
Area II and consequently to the total catch limit for the Southern Hemisphere:
The Government of Japan presented objection to the total catch Limit for the Southern Hemisphere and to the catch limit by Areas:
The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics presented objection to the total catch limit for the Southern Hemisphere
These catch limits came into force on 14 January, 1985 but are not binding on the governments of Brazil, Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
TABLE 2. BRYDE'S WHALE STOCK CLASSIFICATION AND CATCH LIMITS
[TAB]Classification[TAB]Catch
limit
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE-1984/85 pelagic
season and 1985 coastal season
South Atlantic Stock[TAB]-[TAB]0
Southern Indian Ocean Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
South African Inshore Stock[TAB]-[TAB]0
Solomon Islands Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
Western South Pacific Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
Eastern South Pacific Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
Peruvian Stock[TAB]-[TAB]-2,3
NORTH PACIFIC-1985 season
Eastern Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
Western Stock[TAB]IMS[TAB]357
East China Sea Stock[TAB]-[TAB]0
NORTH ATLANTIC-1985 season[TAB]IMS[TAB]01
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
1985 season[TAB]-[TAB]0
1 Pending a satisfactory estimate of stock size.
2 Available to be taken in a six month period starting in October or November 1984.
3 The catch limit for this stock for the 1985 season will be lower than 165 and thereafter shall be zero until the Commission decides otherwise.
TABLE 3. TOOTHED WHALE STOCK CLASSIFICATIONS AND CATCH LIMITS
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 1984/85 pelagic season and 1985 coastal season
[TAB][TAB]SPERM[TAB][TAB]BOTTLENOSE
Divisions[TAB]Longitudes[TAB]Classi-
fication[TAB]Catch
limit[TAB]Classi
fication
1[TAB]60°W-30°W[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
2[TAB]30°W-20°E[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
3[TAB]20°E-60°E[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
4[TAB]60°E-90°E[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
5[TAB]90°E-130°E[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
6[TAB]130°E-160°E[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
7[TAB]160°E-170°W[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
8[TAB]170°W-100°W[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
9[TAB]100°W-60°W[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]-
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE-1985 season
NORTH PACIFIC[TAB][TAB][TAB]
Western Division[TAB]-[TAB]-1[TAB]
Eastern Division[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]
NORTH ATLANTIC[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]PS2
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN[TAB]-[TAB]0[TAB]
1 No whales may be taken from this stock until catch limits including any limitations on size and sex are established by the Commission.[*]
2 Provisionally listed as PS for 1985 pending the accumulation of sufficient information for classification.
