(from "REP. INT. WHAL. COMMN 29, 1979")
| Argentina | |
| Mr E.H. Iglesias | Commissioner |
| Mr J.F. Mermoz | Adviser |
| Australia | |
| Mr A.G. Bollen | Commissioner |
| Mr E.A. Purnell-Webb | Adviser |
| Dr J.D. Ovington | Adviser |
| Mr G.R.V. Anderson | Adviser |
| Dr K.R. Allen | Adviser |
| Dr G.P. Kirkwood | Adviser |
| Mr J.L. Bannister | Adviser |
| Sir S.T. Frost | Adviser |
| Mr A. Struik | Adviser |
| Mr A.E. Caton | Adviser |
| Mr G.M. Reilly | Adviser |
| Mr J.W. Saleeba | Adviser |
| Mr E.D. Letts | Adviser |
| Mrs J. Lee | Adviser |
| Brazil | |
| Dr S.J.C. de Moura | Commissioner |
| Mr R. Almeida | Adviser |
| Ms D. Flusser | Adviser |
| Canada | |
| Mr M.C. Mercer | Commissioner |
| Dr W.R. Martin | Adviser |
| Dr E.D. Mitchell | Adviser |
| Mr J.H. Hitchcock | Adviser |
| Mr R.E. Hage | Adviser |
| Denmark | |
| Mr E. Lemche | Commissioner |
| Dr F. Kapel | Adviser |
| Mr N. Mikkelsen | Adviser |
| Mr S. Alibak | Adviser |
| France | |
| Dr C. Roux | Commissioner |
| Mr M. Marchand | Adviser |
| Iceland | |
| Mr T. Asgeirsson | Commissioner |
| Mr K. Loftsson | Adviser |
| Mr J. Jsson | Adviser |
| Japan | |
| Mr K. Yonezawa | Commissioner |
| Mr K. Komura | Adviser |
| Mr M. Hazumi | Adviser |
| Dr Y. Fukuda | Adviser |
| Mr T. Saito | Adviser |
| Mr I. Fujita | Adviser |
| Mr M. Tanaka | Adviser |
| Mr N. Yanagihara | Adviser |
| Mr M. Inagaki | Adviser |
| Mr S. Hasui | Adviser |
| Mr T. Noda | Adviser |
| Mr M. Takemoto | Adviser |
| Mr Y. Takase | Adviser |
| Dr T. Doi | Adviser |
| Dr S. Ohsumi | Adviser |
| Mr R. Suzuki | Adviser |
| Mr Y. Shimadzu | Adviser |
| Mr K. Sorimachi | Adviser |
| Mr K. Yamamura | Adviser |
| Miss S. Kimura | Adviser |
| Mr Y. Yoshinari | Adviser |
| Mr R. Kiyomiya | Adviser |
| Mr Y. Yamato | Adviser |
| Mexico | |
| Dr A. Rozental | Commissioner |
| Mr I. Villasenor | Adviser |
| Mr P. Mercado | Adviser |
| Mr J. Frias | Adviser |
| Netherlands | |
| Mr F.H.J. von der Assen | Commissioner |
| Dr P.J.H. van Bree | Adviser |
| Mr M.C.H. Wagemans | Adviser |
| New Zealand | |
| Mr B.J. Lynch | Commissioner |
| Mr T.B. Caughley | Adviser |
| Mr M.W. Cawthorn | Adviser |
| Norway | |
| Mr I. Rindal | Commissioner |
| Mr I. Christensen | Adviser |
| Dr A. Jonsgard | Adviser |
| Mr C.J. Rorvik | Adviser |
| Mr E. Aas | Adviser |
| Panama | |
| Mr R. Decerega | Commissioner |
| Mr D. Johnson | Alternate |
| Mr J.P. Fortom-Gouin | Adviser |
| Mrs F. Perez | Adviser |
| South Africa | |
| Dr D.G. Newman | Commissioner |
| Dr P.B. Best | Adviser |
| Mr D.J. Jordaan | Adviser |
| Mr T.F. Wheeler | Adviser |
| USSR | |
| Dr I.V. Nikonorov | Commissioner |
| Dr V.G. Lafitsky | Adviser |
| Dr M.V. Ivashin | Adviser |
| Mr G.V. Weiner | Adviser |
| Mr R.G. Borodin | Adviser |
| Mrs L.G. Nazarova | Adviser |
| UK | |
| Mr R.C. Gurd | Commissioner |
| Mr D.J. Garrod | Adviser |
| Mr J. Horwood | Adviser |
| Mr S.G. Brown | Adviser |
| Mrs C. Lockyer | Adviser |
| Mr A.J.B. Rudge | Adviser |
| Dr M. Klinowska | Adviser |
| Ms J. Gordon Clark | Adviser |
| Mr W.F.W. Hendrey | Adviser |
| USA | |
| Mr R. Frank | Commissioner |
| Mr T. Garrett | Adviser |
| Mr P. McCloskey | Adviser |
| Mr J. Adams | Adviser |
| Ms J. Alvarez | Adviser |
| Dr W. Aron | Adviser |
| Ms J. Barnes | Adviser |
| Mr A. Brower | Adviser |
| Dr R. Brownell | Adviser |
| Dr D.G. Chapman | Adviser |
| Mr R. Eisenbud | Adviser |
| Mrs P. Fox | Adviser |
| Mr E. Greenberg | Adviser |
| Dr E. Hopson | Adviser |
| Dr T. Kimball | Adviser |
| Mr C.H. Meacham | Adviser |
| Ms M. McCloskey | Adviser |
| Dr E. Stahr | Adviser |
| Dr M. Tillman | Adviser |
| Mr J. Gilliland | Adviser |
| Mr S. Perles | Adviser |
| Mr J. Breiwick | Adviser |
| Miss M. Mannix | Adviser |
| Belgium | |
| Mr W.M.A. de Smet | Observer |
| Chile | |
| Dr J. Berguno | Observer |
| Republic of Korea | |
| Mr Y. Gong | Observer |
| Mr C. Lee | Observer |
| Mr I. Choi | Observer |
| Peru | |
| Dr A. San Martin | Observer |
| Dr A. Ramirez-Lituma | Observer |
| Mr J. Valdez | Observer |
| Dr J.E. Valdivia | Observer |
| Spain | |
| Mr E. de Salas | Observer |
| Mr J. Serrat | |
| Sweden | |
| Mr U. Svensson | Observer |
| Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | |
| Mr J. Berney | Observer |
| Mr P.H. Sand | Observer |
| Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations | |
| Dr S.J. Holt | Observer |
| Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission | |
| Dr R. Allen | Observer |
| International Commission for South-east Atlantic Fisheries | |
| Dr G.G. Newman | Observer |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | |
| Dr F. Kapel | Observer |
| United Nations Environment Programme | |
| Dr S. Evteev | Observer |
| Ms M. Bjorklund | Observer |
| Miss S. Kuwabara | Observer |
| International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | |
| Mr A.J. Mence | Observer |
| African Wildlife Leadership Foundation | |
| Mrs C. Stevens | Observer |
| Center for Environmental Education | |
| Mr W.J. Kardash | Observer |
| Fauna Preservation Society | |
| Mr R. Fitter | Observer |
| Friends of the Earth | |
| Ms C. Durrant | Observer |
| Mr J.W. Knight | Observer (alternate) |
| Greenpeace | |
| Mr M.J. M'Gonigle | Observer |
| Innuit Circumpolar Conference | |
| Mr C. Edwardsen | Observer |
| International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Studies | |
| Dr J.E. Kelly | Observer |
| International Institute for Environment and Development | |
| Mr R. Sandbrook | Observer |
| Mrs P. Birnie | Observer (alternate) |
| International Ocean Institute | |
| Mr J. Barzdo | Observer |
| Mr T. Burke | Observer (alternate) |
| International Society for the Protection of Animals | |
| Mr N. Carter | Observer |
| Mr T.H. Scott | Observer (alternate) |
| International Transport Workers' Federation | |
| Mr H. Aso | Observer |
| Mr I. Englund | Observer (alternate) |
| Mr A.G. Selander | Observer (alternate) |
| International Youth Federation for Environmental Studies and Conservation | |
| Mr J.G. Cooke | Observer |
| Mr B.H. Johansen | Observer (alternate) |
| Project Jonah | |
| Ms I. Roberts | Observer |
| Sierra Club | |
| Mr E. Dawson | Observer |
| Whale Centers International | |
| Mr R. Storro-Patterson | Observer |
| World Federation for the Protection of Animals | |
| Ms P. Forkan | Observer |
| World Wildlife Fund | |
| Mr P. Scott | Observer |
| Mr J.W. Barber | Observer (alternate) |
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