さあ！諸君！捕鯨問題だ！

35816, 35817, 35819と、1994年のIWC総会記録で違法、脱法鯨肉の問題に
かかわるところを引用してきたわけですが、最終的にこの年には「鯨肉および
製品の国際貿易に関する決議」というのが可決されています。

陰謀論の露天商組合や水産庁天下りのオッサンたちのはしたない自画自賛、
自慢話で語るニッポン捕鯨史とは全然違うのですね。この決議がどういう
ふうにでてきたのか、もうすこし引用します。

−−−REP. INT. WHAL. COMMN 45. 　 1995．19頁つづき

8. 1. 3 Checklist of information required or requested under
Section VI of the Schedule

Checklists were submitted by Denmark and the USA, and
Norway had submitted the required information to the
Secretariat.

8. 1. 4 Submission of national laws and regulutions

The Secretariat provided a summary of the latest
submissions of national legislation supplied to the IWC.

8. 1. 5 Sovier catches in previous years

The Scientific Committee had received information that an
examinaticln of original catch records from past USSR
whaling operations in the Southern Hemisphere from 1949/
50 was revealing considerable falsification of the records
submitted by the Soviet authorities to the Bureau of
International Whaling Statistics and now held in the IWC
Secretariat database. The Russian Federaticln indicated
that it would provide additional information when it
becomes available.

8. 1. 6 Other motters

The USA reported on a piece of whale blubber that washed
ashore near Homer, Alaska.
The USA also proposed that delegations enter into
formal discussions with the aim of amending the name of
the sub-committee and its terms of reference to reflect
better the actual work undertaken. The sub-committee
agreed to draw this to the attention of the Technical
Committee.
New Zealand introduced an excerpt from a formal
communique issued by the South Pacific Forum in August
1993 relevant to thc lWC.
Japan drew attention to the fact that it was not solely the
responsibility of the 'destination' country to investigate
ailegations of whale meat smuggling and urged other
member countries to investigate the source of this illegal
trade.

8.2 Action arising
In the Plenary, Japan commented on the new USSR data
now becoming available. In particular it mentioned the
under-reporting of catches of blue and pygmy blue whales,
but the over-reporting of some other species. It noted that
most of these falsifications occurred before 1972 when the
lnternational Observer Scheme was implemented. It asked
the Russian Federation to provide the true records as fully
and as soon as possible.
The USA believed that it is not possible to verify if the
data provided after 1972 are correct and it would take up
this matter in discussion of the Comprehensive
Assessment. The USA also indicated that discussions on
the name and terms of reference of the sub-committee
were not fìnished and proposed that these discussions
should be resumed next year.