the 1987 quota adopted in 1985 to allow 32 rather than 26 

 strikes and established a 1988 quota of 35 strikes. 



Eskimo Whaling 



In 1981, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- 

 tration and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission signed a 

 cooperative agreement setting forth shared responsibilities 

 for regulating, monitoring, and enforcing the Alaska Eskimo 

 bowhead whale hunt. Under terms of the agreement, quotas are 

 negotiated annually between the two parties. The Alaska Eskimo 

 whaling Commission then allocates the quota among Alaska whaling 

 villages and monitors the hunt for compliance with the regu- 

 lations. The quotas negotiated under the agreement have been 

 consistent with those set by the IWC. The following table 

 shows the quotas set by the IWC and the results of the Eskimo 

 hunts since 1977. 



Quotas and Catches of Bowhead Whales, 1977-1987 



IWC Quotas* Catch by Alaska Eskimos 



* In general, in establishing quotas on both the number of 

 whales landed and the number of strikes, the IWC stipulated 

 that whaling should cease whenever the number of whales 

 landed or the number of strikes reached the specified number, 

 whichever came first. 



** In 1980, a block quota was set for the three years 1981 to 

 1983, with a further stipulation that in any one year, the 

 number landed should not exceed 17 and the number of strikes 

 should not exceed 27. 

 k ** In 1983, a block quota was set on strikes alone for 1984 and 

 1985, with a further stipulation that the number of strikes 

 in any one year should not exceed 27. 

 + In 1985, a block quota of 2 6 strikes per year was set for the 

 three years 1985-1987, with the stipulation that strikes not 

 used in any one year could be used the following year as long 

 as no more than 32 strikes were taken in any single year. 



++ In 1987, the IWC modified the quota for 1987 as adopted in 

 1985 to allow 32 strikes. 



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