ruled in favor of the Secretaries' finding that there was no 

 misrepresentation made to the Supreme Court and that the 

 plaintiffs had failed to present any newly discovered evidence 

 to support their motion. The motion was therefore denied and 

 no appeal of the ruling had been filed as of the end of the 

 year. 



At the end of 1987, the environmental groups were con- 

 templating further litigation concerning Japanese research 

 whaling and the application of certification provisions under 

 the Pelly and Packwood-Magnuson Amendments. 



Convention on International Trade 

 in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 



The Convention on International Trade in Endangered 

 Species of Wild Fauna and Flora regulates trade among signatory 

 nations in animals and plants that are or may become threatened 

 with extinction. The extent of trade control depends upon 

 the extent to which a species is endangered which, in turn, 

 is reflected by its inclusion on one of three Appendices to 

 the Convention. Species included under Appendix I are those 

 considered to be threatened with extinction; they also are or 

 may be affected by trade. Species on Appendix II are not 

 necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so 

 unless trade in them is strictly controlled. Appendix III 

 includes species that any Party identifies as being subject 

 to regulation within its jurisdiction for the purpose of 

 preventing or restricting exploitation and for which the 

 Party needs the cooperation of other Parties to control trade. 

 There are 96 Parties to the Convention, including the United 

 States. 



Additions or deletions of species listed on Appendices I 

 and II can be made by agreement of the Parties and, in the 

 case of Appendix III, by individual Parties. Parties to the 

 Convention meet biennially to consider, among other things, 

 changes to the lists of species in the Appendices. The Sixth 

 Conference of Parties to the Convention was held on 12-24 July 

 1987 in Ottawa, Canada. The Fish and Wildlife Service, on 

 behalf of the State Department, acts as the lead agency on U.S. 

 delegations to such meetings. 



As noted in the previous Annual Report, on 4 December 



1986, the National Marine Fisheries Service suggested to the 

 Fish and Wildlife Service that the United States submit a 

 proposal to the Sixth Conference to delete northern elephant 

 seals (Mirpunga ancrustirostris ) from Appendix II. This proposal 

 was not put forward by the U.S. delegation, nor was it raised 

 by other delegations during the Sixth Session. At the end of 



1987, however, it was the Commission's understanding that the 



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