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of the Council an objection procedure should be specified whereby 
recommendations on management become operative after a certain 
period in the event of no objections being made by any member; 
and, finally, it should be stipulated that decisions shall be 
made on the basis of a two third majority. 
The aim in proceeding in this way is to give the organization 
both the competence to make recommendations and the flexibility 
to adapt to changing situations. It therefore does not seem to 
be advisable to enumerate the kind of management recommendations 
the IPFC could make. The effect would be limiting and could 
retard the organic development of the Council in response to 
very dynamic external situations. For reasons of flexibility 
also, an objection procedure is recommended. 
In its approach to management problems, it would also increase 
flexibility if the Council would establish ad hoc and/or permanent 
subsidiary panels as necessary on statistics and stock assessment 
for the three subregions. These would give the IPFC the capa- 
bility of separating the research and stock assessment work from 
its involvement in management recommendations since these sub- 
sidiary bodies could be restricted in membership to the countries 
actually affected by any particular problem.?® 
4, Western Central Atlantic Fishing Commission (WECAFC) 
The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was 
established in 1973 to promote data collection, coordinate research, and assist 
member nations in establishing rational management programs. 
Since WECAFC has no management responsibilities, unilateral United 
States extension of jurisdiction is likely to have little measurable impact 
on this regional body. 
*Stbid., pp. 15-16. 
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