(d) recommended that, in exercising their sovereign rights, 

 contracting governments refrain from issuing or revoke permits 

 that the IWC considers inconsistent with the identified cri- 

 teria. The IWC adopted the proposed Resolution by a vote of 

 19 in favor, 6 against, and 7 abstentions. 



During the 1987 meeting, two nations (Japan and the 

 Republic of Korea) submitted proposals to grant special permits 

 involving the killing of whales and one nation (Iceland) 

 provided information on an ongoing research program under an 

 existing special permit. The research programs were reviewed 

 by the Scientific Committee, which identified a number of 

 uncertainties regarding the various research protocols. 

 Consistent with the Resolution adopted at its meeting, the 

 IWC considered the relevant comments on the proposed and 

 ongoing research programs in the Scientific Committee's report 

 and, based on its review, passed three Resolutions recommending 

 that Iceland, Japan, and the Republic of Korea revoke or 

 refrain from issuing their respective special permits until 

 uncertainties identified by the Scientific Committee are 

 resolved to its satisfaction. 



Related Activities 



As discussed in previous Annual Reports, nations which 

 permit whaling or other activities to be carried out in a 

 manner inconsistent with the Schedule of regulations or con- 

 servation program of the IWC may trigger certain actions 

 under two U.S. laws — the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's 

 Protective Act and the Packwood-Magnuson Amendment to the 

 Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Pack- 

 wood-Magnuson Amendment mandates a reduction by at least 50 

 percent in the allocation of fish that may be caught within 

 the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone by any nation whose citizens 

 are certified by the Secretary of Commerce for directly or 

 indirectly engaging in fishing operations, trade, or taking, 

 which diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling 

 Convention or its conservation program. Under the Pelly 

 Amendment, the United States may embargo imports of fish 

 products by any nation so certified. As noted in the previous 

 Annual Report, the Secretary of Commerce certified Norway and 

 the Soviet Union in 1986 for permitting their nationals to 

 continue commercial whaling contrary to the provisions of 

 Schedule paragraph 10 (e) . During 1987, both certification 

 findings remained in place. Also during 1987, certification 

 and the exercise of sanctions under these laws were considered 

 with respect to Iceland and Japan. 



Iceland — At the IWC's 1985 meeting, Iceland submitted 

 a proposal for a four-year special permit (1986-1989) to take 

 80 fin whales, 40 sei whales, and 80 minke whales per year for 

 research purposes. This was about half its 1985 commercial 



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