d. Measures Approved Under Article IX, Relating to the Fur- 

 therance of the Principles and Objectives of the Antarctic 

 Treaty, adopted November 18, 1966* 



Certain recommendations adopted at the Fourth Consultative Meeting 

 imder Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty^ at Santiago^ Noveniber 

 3-18^ 1966; Recommendations IV-20 through IV-28 effective Octo- 

 ber 30, 1968. 



[CERTAIN RE COMMEND ATIONS[^] OF THE FOURTH 

 ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING] 



The following Recommondations were adopted unanimously: \^'\ 



IV-20 



INTERIM GUIDE LINES FOR THE CONSERVATION 

 OF FAUNA AND FLORA 



The Representatives recommend to their Governments that, until 

 such time as the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic 

 Fauna and Flora may become effective in accordance with Article IX 

 of the Antarctic Treaty, the following Recommendations as far as 

 feasible be considered as guide lines in the interim period : 



Recommendations IV-1 to IV-19 inclusive. [^] 



IV— 21 



INTERIM GUIDE LINES FOR THE VOLUNTARY REGULATION 

 OF ANTARCTIC PELAGIC SEALING 



Recognizing that the seal stocks south of 60° South Latitude are a 

 resource of potential value which at some future date may require 

 a binding international agreement for its effective regulation ; 



Recognizing that this resource should not be depleted by over- 

 exploitation, and hence that any harvesting should be regulated at 

 or below the level of the maximum sustainable yield ; 



Recognizing that in order to improve scientific knowledge and so 

 place exploitation on a rational basis, every effort should be made 

 both to encourage biological research on these seal populations and 

 to gain information from the statistics of future sealing operations; 



Desiring to promote and achieve the objectives of protection, sci- 

 entific study and rational use of Antarctic seals ; 



"Citation: 20 UST 614 ; TIAS 6668. 



1 The English language text printed herein Is a verbatim extract of certain Recommenda- 

 tions from the Report of the Fourth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, as certified by 

 the Secretary General of that Meeting at Santiago. 



The original documents relating to the said Meeting are held in the archives of the 

 Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Santiago. . ,„„„ . 



2 Adopted Nov. 3-18, 1966. These Recommendations became effective Oct. 30, 1968, in 

 accordance with art. IX(4) of the Antarctic Treaty (TIAS 4780 ; 12 UST 796), having been 

 approved in the English language version by the following Contracting Parties : Argentina, 

 Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Union 

 of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 

 and the United States of America. 



3 For the text of Recommendations IV-1 through IV-19, see Appendix, post, p. 44. 



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