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marine environment and that they intensify as far as possible 

 scientific research related to Antsirctic marine living 

 resources; 



2. In planning their marine activities in the Antarctic, they 



have regard to the advantages that will accrue from coordination 

 hy them of their scientific investigations contributing to the 

 BIOMASS programme; 



3. They give sympathetic consideration to the provision of 

 practical measures (such as ships, ship time, personnel and 

 finance) in support of the implementation of the BIOMASS 

 programme or other similar programmes; 



4. They examine the possibility of integrating, in so far as is 

 practicable, research vessel programmes with the activities 

 of other vessels, and make available on vessels operating in 

 the Antarctic, other than research vessels contributing 

 directly to the BIOMASS programme, time and facilities for 

 routine observations aimed at extending the data base for 

 the programme. 



II 



INTERIM GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSERVATION 

 OP ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES 



1. They observe the following interim guidelines pending entry 

 into force of the definitive regime for Antarctic Marine 

 Living Resources: 



(a) they cooperate as broadly and comprehensively as 

 possible in the mutual exchange of statistics relating 

 to catch of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; 



(b) they should show the greatest possible concern and care 

 in the harvesting of Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

 so that it does not result in the depletion of stocks of 

 Antarctic marine species or Jeopardizing the Antarctic 

 marine ecosystem as a whole; 



