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of right whales from any populations be permitted. In 

 addition, because their coastal distribution makes them 

 particularly vulnerable to industrial and other human 

 disturbances, it was recommended that areas critical to 

 right whales' survival and recovery, such as calving and 

 feeding grounds, be managed so as to eliminate such 

 such disturbance of the whale stocks. Finally, the 

 workshop participants recommended that ongoing research 

 be continued and expanded, with priority attention directed 

 toward studies involving photo-identification of 

 individual whales, radio-tracking, sex determination, and 

 determinations of stock discreteness. A report of the 

 workshop's findings and recommendations was transmitted 

 to the IWC ' s Scientific Committee immediately following 

 the meeting. 



As was discussed in last year's Annual Report, the 

 Commission provided funds in 1982 to establish a right 

 whale sighting network in the southeastern United States 

 to determine where the northwest Atlantic right whale 

 population migrates in winter. The final report for this 

 study is expected to be completed in 1984. Upon its completion, 

 the Commission, in consultation with its Committee of 

 Scientific Advisors, will review this and other available 

 information on the status of the northwest Atlantic right 

 whale population to determine further research and manage- 

 ment actions that may be necessary to protect and encourage 

 the recovery of this population. 



Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 



The bottlenose dolphin is the most common cetacean in 

 the coastal waters of the southeastern United States and is 

 the cetacean species most frequently taken for scientific 

 research and public display. Capture of bottlenose dolphins 

 for these purposes began early in the 1900s and, although 

 records are poor, it may be that as many as 1,800 animals 

 were taken from these coastal waters prior to passage of 

 the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. In the waters 

 of Florida alone, at least 600 animals were taken from 

 1970 through 1972. Since that time, authorizations have 

 been granted to collect approximately 500 additional bottlenose 

 dolphins from the coastal waters of the southeastern 

 United States. 



Despite the considerable number of animals that have 

 been removed from this area, there probably has not been a 

 significant adverse effect on the species as a whole. However, 



