Tiskové zprávy
International Whaling Commission: Tisková zpráva - Den třetí - 18. červen
18. června 2006 | International Whaling Commission
The primary item of business in the morning concerned the question of Sanctuaries. A proposal by Brazil and Argentina for a South Atlantic Sanctuary was again presented to the Commission. Such a proposal would have required a three-quarters majority to have been adopted. In the event, after considerable discussion, the matter was not put to the vote. A proposal to abolish the Southern Ocean Sanctuary was again presented to the Commission by Japan. It would also have required a three-quarters majority to pass but was defeated by 28 votes to 33 with 4 abstentions.
The Commission then turned its attention to the question of special permit whaling. Last year, Japan began the first year of a two-year feasibility study for a research programme in the Antarctic. Under the lethal component of the programme, 853 Antarctic minke whales and 10 fin whales were caught. Japan also has a North Pacific programme under which a total of 220 common minke, 50 Bryde’s, 100 sei and 5 sperm whales were caught. As part of its programme, Iceland took 39 common minke whales.
The issue of special permit whaling is controversial within the Commission and, as in previous years, strong statements were made both for and against special permit whaling.
The Commission then returned to its discussion of the agenda item ‘Normalising the IWC’ that had been left over from the previous day. The primary document considered was called the ‘St Kitts and Nevis Declaration’. The document declared a commitment to ‘normalising the functions of the IWC based on: the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and other relevant international law; respect for cultural diversity and traditions of coastal peoples and the fundamental principles of sustainable use of resources; and the need for science-based policy and rulemaking that are accepted as the world standard for the management of marine resources.’ After a ruling from the Chair, the document was voted upon as a draft Resolution. It was accepted by 33 votes to 32 with 1 abstention. Several of the countries voting ‘no’ formally disassociated themselves from the declaration after the result was declared.
The Commission then turned its attention to the question of special permit whaling. Last year, Japan began the first year of a two-year feasibility study for a research programme in the Antarctic. Under the lethal component of the programme, 853 Antarctic minke whales and 10 fin whales were caught. Japan also has a North Pacific programme under which a total of 220 common minke, 50 Bryde’s, 100 sei and 5 sperm whales were caught. As part of its programme, Iceland took 39 common minke whales.
The issue of special permit whaling is controversial within the Commission and, as in previous years, strong statements were made both for and against special permit whaling.
The Commission then returned to its discussion of the agenda item ‘Normalising the IWC’ that had been left over from the previous day. The primary document considered was called the ‘St Kitts and Nevis Declaration’. The document declared a commitment to ‘normalising the functions of the IWC based on: the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and other relevant international law; respect for cultural diversity and traditions of coastal peoples and the fundamental principles of sustainable use of resources; and the need for science-based policy and rulemaking that are accepted as the world standard for the management of marine resources.’ After a ruling from the Chair, the document was voted upon as a draft Resolution. It was accepted by 33 votes to 32 with 1 abstention. Several of the countries voting ‘no’ formally disassociated themselves from the declaration after the result was declared.
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