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THE MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION COMPENDIUM

MULTILATERAL / MARINE MAMMALS
Volume(s) 1-3; pages 1551-1556


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Amendments to the Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, Buenos Aires, 1984


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Done at Buenos Aires 22 June 1984


Entered into force 8 October 1984 except for a provision in Table I which entered into force 14 January 1985

Primary source citations: International Whaling Commission Circular Communications RG/EE/15327, 10 July 1984 and RG/VC/20069, 30 July 1984

International Whaling Commission The Red House, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB4 4NP Telephone: Histon (022023) 3971 Telegrams: Interwhale Cambridge Telex: 817960

Chairman Mr. E. H. Iglesias (Argentina) Vice-Chairman Mr. E. Lemche (Denmark) Secretary Dr. Ray Gambell

10 July 1984

Our Ref. RG/EE/15327

CIRCULAR COMMUNICATION TO CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946 Amendments to the Schedule

A. SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS (changes and new wording underlined)

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 in the Appendix.

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 in Appendix 1. B. EDITORIAL AMENDMENTS

1. Paragraph 9(c) - revise stock title to read [for consistency]: ‘Spain-Portugal-British Isles’

2. Paragraph 30 - revise to read [for clarity]: ‘. . . shall provide the Secretary to the International Whaling Commission with . . .’

C. NOTES BY THE SECRETARY

1. In Tables 1, 2 and 3 unclassified stocks are indicated by a dash. Other positions in the Tables have been filled with a dot to aid legibility.

2. The Commission agreed this year that there should be no change in the 1985 catch limit set at the 34th (1983) Annual Meeting for the Peruvian stock of Bryde's whales in the Southern Hemisphere. The 1984 catch limit has therefore been deleted from Table 2. These amendments become effective with respect to each Contracting Government ninety days following the date of this letter, in accordance with Article V of the Convention, unless any Contracting Government lodges an objection, in which case the procedure under Article V, paragraph 3 of the Convention will be followed.

The ninety days period will expire on 8 October 1984. In the absence of objections by that date the amendments will become effective. Contracting Governments will be notified accordingly.

Contracting Governments are reminded that Article V paragraph 3 of the Convention requires them to acknowledge receipt of this notification of amendments, a copy of which is being sent to each Commissioner.

Dr. R. Gambell Secretary to the Commission

 
TABLE 1. Baleen Whale Stock Classification and Catch Limits (excluding Brydes' whales)                        
                         
    SEI MINK FIN BLUE HUMPBACK RIGHT BOWHEAD, PYGMY RIGHT GRAY
    Classification Catch limit Classification Catch limit Classification Catch limit Classification Classification Classification Classification Catch limit
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - 184/85 pelagic season and 1985 coastal season                        
AREA  LONGITUDES                      
I 120W-60W PS 0   563 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
II 60W-0W PS 0   376 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
III 0-W-70W PS 0   844 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
IV 70-W-130W PS 0   974 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
V 130W-170W PS 0   1013 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
VI 170W-120W PS 0   877 PS 0 PS PS PS . .
Total catch not to exceed:         4,224   0 0 0 0    
                         
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE - 1985 season                        
                         
ARTCI   . . . . . . . . PS . .
                         
NORTH PACIFIC                        
                         
Whole region   PS 0 . . PS . PS PS PS . .
Okhotsk Sea-West Pacific Stock   . . SMS 320 . . . . . . .
Sea of Japan-Yellow Sea East China Sea Stock   . . . 0 (1) . . . . . . .
Remainder    . . IMS 0 (2) . . . . . . .
Eastern Stock   . . . . . . . . . SMS 179 (^3)
Western Stock   . . . . . . . . . PS 0
                         
NORTH ATLANTIC                        
                         
Whole region   . . . . . . PS PS PS . .
West Greenland Stock   . . - 300 (4,5) - 8 (6,7) . . . . .
Newfoundland Labrador Stock   . . . . - 0 . . . . .
Canadian East Coast Stock   . . - 0 (2) . . . . . . .
Nova Scotia Stock   PS 0 . . PS 0 . . . . .
Central Stock   . . -   . . . . . . .
East Greenland Iceland Stock   . . . . SMS 161 . . . . .
Iceland-Denmank Strait Stock   - 100 (8) . . . . . . . . .
Spain-Portugal British Isles Stock   . . .   - 120 (9) . . . . .
Northeastern Stock   . . - 635   . . . . . .
West Norway Faroe Islands Stock   . . .   PS . . . . . .
North Norway Stock   . . .   - 0 . . . . .
Eastern Stock   - 0       0 . . . . .
              . . . . . .
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN   . . IMS 0 (2) . . PS PS PS . .
                       
1) Provided that the remainder from the previous block quota of 3634 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 shal 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 11(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.            

 

Table 2: Bryde’s Whale Stock Classifications and Catch Limits

 

 

 

Classification

Catch limit

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE – 1984/85 pelagic season and 1985 coastal season

 

 

South Atlantic Stock

-

0

Southern Indian Ocean Stock

IMS

0*

South African Inshore Stock

-

0

Solomon Islands Stock

IMS

0*

Western South Pacific Stock

IMS

0*

Eastern South Pacific Stock

IMS

0*

Peruvian Stock

-

- **, ***

NORTH PACIFIC – 1985 season

 

 

Eastern Stock

IMS

0*

Western Stock

IMS

357

East China Sea Stock

-

0

NORTH ATLANTIC – 1985 season

IMS

0*

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN- 1985 season

-

0

*: Pending a satisfactory estimate of stock size.

**: Available to be taken in a six month period starting in October or November 1984.

***: 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  

 

 

 

SPERM

BOTTLENOSE

 

 

Classification

Catch Limit

Classification

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE – 1984-85 pelagic season and 1985 coastal season

 

 

 

 

Division

Longitudes

 

 

 

1

60ºW - 30ºW

-

0

·

2

30ºW - 20ºE

-

0

·

3

20ºE - 60ºE

-

0

·

4

60ºE - 90ºE

-

0

·

5

90ºE -130ºE

-

0

·

6

130ºE -160ºE

-

0

·

7

160ºE - 170ºW

-

0

·

8

170ºW - 100ºW

-

0

·

9

100ºW - 60ºW

-

0

·

 

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE – 1985 season

 

 

 

 

NORTH PACIFIC

 

-

-*

·

Western Division

 

-

0

·

NORTH ATLANTIC

 

-

0

PS**

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN

 

-

0

·

* No whales may be taken from this stock until catch limits including any limitations on size and sex are established by the Commission.*

** Provisionally listed as PS for 1985 pending the accumulation of sufficient information for classification.

The Government of Japan lodged an objection to footnote 1 of Table 3 within the prescribed period. This footnote came into force on 8 February 1982 but is not binding on Japan.

 

International Whaling Commission The Red House, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB4 4NP Telephone: Histon (022023) 3971 Telegrams: Interwhale Cambridge Telex: 817960

Chairman Mr. E. H. Iglesias (Argentina) Vice-Chairman Mr. E. Lemche (Denmark) Secretary Dr. Ray Gambell

30 July 1984

Our Ref. RG/VC/20069

CIRCULAR COMMUNICATION TO CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946 Amendment to the Schedule (Addition)

The Secretary refers to his Circular Communication dated 10 July 1984 (ref: RG/EE/15327) notifying the amendments adopted at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission, held in Buenos Aires, 18-22 June 1984. Unfortunately, by an oversight, the following amendment was omitted from that notification:

Amend paragraph 26 (a) and 26 (b) by replacing the words ‘Bureau of International Whaling Statistics’ by ‘Secretary to the International Whaling Commission’.

This change is consequential upon the decision of the Commission taken at the 35th (1983) Annual Meeting, and was recommended by the Technical Committee and adopted by the Commission this year without discussion. To avoid the problems and possible confusion of differing dates of implementation, the Secretary suggests that this formal change should be considered with the other amendments notified on 10 July 1984. These become effective 90 days following that date, unless any Contracting Government lodges an objection under Article V of the Convention, in which case the procedure under Article V paragraph 3 will be followed.

The ninety days period will expire on 8 October 1984, and in the absence of objections by that date the amendments will become effective, and Contracting Governments will be notified accordingly.

Contracting Governments are reminded that Article V paragraph 3 of the Convention requires them to acknowledge receipt of notification of amendments, a copy of which is being sent to each Commissioner. Any comments on the procedure proposed for dealing with this delayed notification will also be welcome.

The Secretary apologises for the omission of this amendment from the original Circular.

DR R. GAMBELL Secretary to the Commission