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ANNEX 1 



MODIFIED VERSIOISr OF THE REI'ORT OF 19 68 TO XATIOXAL ANTARCTIC 

 COMMITTEES BY THE SCIEXTIFIC C0MMITT]:E OX ANTARCTIC RESEARCH 

 (SCAR) 



1. The total number of seals of each species taken in the area south 

 of 60° South Latitude should not exceed the number for that 

 species set so as to bring the population to, or maintain it at, the 

 level giving the optimum sustainable yield. 



2. The number will be set in the light of the best available scientific 

 evidence, and will be revised at regular intervals. The best present 

 advice regarding numbers is given in Annex A. 



3. A seal should not be killed or taken when it is in the water. 



4. The Ross Seal {Ommatophoca rossi), the Elephant Seal {Mi- 

 rounga leonina), and fur seals of the genus Arctocephalus should 

 not be killed or taken, except in an emergencj' or in accordance 

 with a permit. 



5. Within the period specified in Annex C, no Weddell Seal {Lepto- 

 nychotes weddelli) one year old, or older, should be killed or taken, 

 except in an emergency or in accordance with a permit. 



6. For the purposes of these Guide Lines, the area south of 60° South 

 Latitude should be divided into the Sealing Zones set out in Annex 

 B. No seals should be killed or taken except in the zones and at 

 the times specified in Annex B. Plowever, a permit may be issued 

 in accordance with paragraph 9. 



7. Xo seals should be killed or taken within the closed season desig- 

 nated in Annex C, other than in an emergency or in accordance 

 with a permit. 



8. Within the zones established in Annex B, any area that forms a 

 seal breeding area or is the site of long-term scientific research 

 on seals may be declared a Seal Reserve by governments. Such 

 Seal Reserves are listed in Annex D. Within any Seal Reserve 

 seals should not be killed or taken except in an emergency or in 

 accordance with a permit. 



9. Permits should be issued only for the following purposes : 



(i) to provide indispensable food for men or dogs in limited 

 quantities and in conformity with the purposes and princi- 

 ples of the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarc- 

 tic Fauna and Flora and these Guide Lines, 



(ii) to provide specimens for scientific study or scientific infor- 

 mation, or 



(iii) to provide specimens for museums, educational or cultural 

 institutions. 



