さあ！諸君！捕鯨問題だ！

アンティグア・バブーダは全員合意のための妥協を求め、
アイルランドはこの決議案がいかなる決定も義務づけるもの
ではないという理解にたって支持しうるとした。
英国はモラトリアムを弱体化するすべてのものに反対する
と述べ、これはオランダによって支持された。
スイスはアイルランドの見解を共有し、現行の捕鯨の商業性
の問題は今取り扱われるべきであるということに同意した。

さらに財務上の説明が行われ、英国による採択要請に先立って
日本は最終パラグラフを除去することに同意した。
Appendix 　 I 　 に示す決議案が賛成12、反対11、棄権６で
採択された。

Antigua and Barbuda called for
compromise to reach a consensus, and Ireland could support
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the Resolution on the understanding that it did not commit
any decision. The UK was opposed to anything which
weakens the moratorium, a position also subscribed to by the
Netherlands. Switzerland shared the views of Ireland and
agreed that the problem of commerciality in present whaling
activities should be addressed now.
Further clarifications of the financial implications and
Japan agreeing to delete the final paragraph preceded a vote
called for by the UK. The Resolution as shown in Appendix
1 was then adopted with 12 votes in favour, 11 against and
with 6 abstentions.

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次にホエールウォッチングの第６章に続きますが、
Appendix 　 1 　 の原文を貼付けて、ひとまずここは
おわりにします。
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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING
Appendix 1.
IWC Resolution 1996-1
[ RESOLUTION TO RESOLVE THE DISTRESS OF THE JAPANESE
SMALL-TYPE COASTAL WHALING AS COMMUNITY-BASED WHALING]

WHEREAS four small coastal communities in Japan have
traditionally depended upon whaling for their cultural,
social, dietary and economic needs;
WHEREAS these communities have traditionally
engaged in small-type whaling for the Okhotsk Sea - West
Pacific Stock of minke whales which are estimated by the
IWC Scientific Committee to number at least 25'000
animals;
WHEREAS the adverse impacts of the commercial
whaling moratorium have been thoroughly documented
since 1986 by international sociologists, anthropologists and
economists and acknowledged by the IWC;
WHEREAS the IWC has firmly resolved in Resolution
IWC/45/51 (Rep. int. Whal. Commn 44:31) to work
expeditiously to relieve the distress of the four small coastal
communities;
WHEREAS small-type coastal whaling has many
characteristics in common with aboriginal/subsistence
whaling and shares the similar traditional, social religious
and cultural aspects;
WHEREAS small-type whaling communities and the
Government of Japan have worked diligently for three years
to draw up an Action Plan, which would manage the harvest
and distribution of all minke whale products from the interim
relief allocation of 50 minke whales requested by the
Government of Japan;
WHEREAS the IWC recognised the revised Action Plan
(IWC/47/46) as 'constructive management elements in
accordance with IWC regulations' in IWC Resolution
1995-3 (Rep. int.Whal. Commn 46:43);
WHEREAS the concerns were again expressed about
commercial aspects in the community-based whaling as is
written in IWC/47/46 at the Technical Committee of the 48th
IWC meeting;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved to:

(1) ADDRESS the outstanding issue of commercial aspects
found in the community-based whaling as described in
IWC/47/46; and
(2) CONVENE a Workshop on the community-based
whaling in the four small coastal communities in Japan
to review and identify commercial aspects and
socio-economic and cultural needs; the results and
recommendations of the Workshop to be reported to an
intersessional Working Group to be held prior to the
49th Annual Meeting.
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