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The amendment to the Schedule was then adopted by
25 votes in favour, with 7 against and 5 abstentions, so
that the following new paragraph is added to paragraph
10:
｜Notwithstanding the other provisions of paragraph
｜10, catch limits for the killing for commercial
｜purposes of whales from all stocks for the 1986
｜coastal and the 1985/86 pelagic seasons and thereafter
｜shall be zero. This provision will be kept under
｜review, based upon the best scientific advice, and by
｜1990 at the latest the Commission will undertake a
｜comprehensive assessment of the effects of this
｜decision on whale stocks and consider modification of
｜this provision and the establishment of other catch
｜limits.

7. REVISION OF PRESENT MANAGEMENT
PROCEDURE

In the Technical Committee Japan introduced a
proposed new management procedure designed to
overcome the difficulties at present experienced in
estimating initial stock sizes. This sets a new reference
level, defined according to the amount of information
available, and also takes account of the requirements
for coastal and aboriginal whaling, as well as
transitional arrangements in moving from the present to
the proposed new schemes. The Scientific Committee
had discussed this proposal, and also drew attention to
difficulties it has with definition of some terms in the
present management procedure.
Norway put forward a proposed new approach to
management by identifying the species which may be
harvested predominantly for nutritional purposes,
prohibiting all other catches and catering for
aboriginal/subsistence catches. This was intended as an
introduction to revised procedures still being discussed,
and the Technical Committee agreed to a small group
with the same composition as the Rome Management
Working Group continuing to study the proposals.
This group met during the course of the Annual
Meeting and reported that because of the useful
discussions held it would be desirable to continue with
similar consultations. The Commission endorsed this
activity and urged its continuation.

8. REVIEW OF REGULATORY MEASURES OTHER
THAN CATCH LIMITS

The Technical Committee discussed a proposal from the
Seychelles for a workshop to be established before the
next Annual Meeting to look at the questions of stricter
seasonal limitations, prohibitions on capture in states
such as lactation, and more stringent limits on
minimum and maximum sizes. The Seychelles believes
that in cases of doubt the benefit at present goes to the
industry rather than the resource, but Japan refuted
this and indicated that it regards this as a scientific
question related to management.
Following further discussion of the scientific aspects
of the matter, the Technical Committee established a
group comprising the Seychelles, Norway and the
Chairman of the Scientific Committee which reported
directly to the plenary session on possible terms of
reference. With one modification the Commission
adopted the proposal, shown in Appendix 2, for a
Working Group to meet immediately prior to the next
Scientific Committee meeting to consider ways to
improve the present management procedure,
particularly to broaden it to take into account measures
and ecological characteristics not at present included.
The group would comprise members nominated by
governments, inter-governmental organisations as well
as invited experts, and will be convened by the
Seychelles.

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