16. MEASURES TO DISCOURAGE WHALING OPERATIONS OUTSIDE IWC REGULATION

(from "Chairman's Report of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting")


16.1 Register of whaling vessels
The Secretary introduced the latest amendments to the Register issued at last year's meeting. Recent information from Norway had still to be verified.

The Commission agreed that the Register should continue to be updated annually and requested all Governments to respond to the request for information.


16.2 Insurance carried by whaling vessels operating outside IWC
The Secretary reported that no vessels had been identified operating outside IWC regulations other than the special case of Portugal and so there were no further developments from last year. The Commission agreed that this matter should only be taken up again if there was evidence of whaling by non-IWC vessels.

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