17. The Taking of Short Whales at Land Stations (1964)

17. The Taking of Short Whales at Land Stations

(from "Chairman's Report of the Sixteenth Meeting")

An exemption of the North-east Pacific area from the local consumption provision on short whales taken for delivery to land stations had been granted in Paragraph 9(a) and (b) of the Schedule for three years after 31st March, 1962. This was designed to help a small Canadian Whaling industry operating from the coast of British Columbia. Here there was no local demand for whale meat and to survive the industry needed to export it elsewhere. At the plenary meeting of the Commission, the Commissioner for Canada pointed out there was no evidence that the exemption had done any harm and he proposed that it should be extended for another three years from the 31st March, 1965 and that this date be substituted on Paragraph 9(a) and (b) accordingly. The proposal was seconded by the Commissioner for New Zealand and on being put to the vote was carried by 13 votes to 1.