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2. During the season 1969-1970, being the first season to which these 

 Guide Lines apply, no sealing should be permitted in Zone 1. In the 

 second season of application. Zone 2 should be closed to sealing, and 

 thereafter each zone should be closed for a season in sequence. 



ANNEX C. CLOSED SEASONS 



1. The period between 1 March and 31 August inclusive is a Closed 

 Season. 



2. Xo Weddell Seal {Leptonychotes weddelU) one year old or older 

 should be killed or taken between 1 September and 15 December 

 inclusive. 



ANNEX D. SEAL RESERVES 



The following areas are declared Seal Eeserves : 



1. The area between 60°20' and 60°56' South Latitude and 44°0o' and 

 46°25' West Longitude, including the South Orkney Island. 



2. The area of the south-western Ross Sea south of 76° South Latitude 

 and west of 170° East Longitude, including Ross Island. 



3. The area of Edisto inlet south and west of a line drawn between 

 Cape Hallett (72°19'S.: 170n8'E) and Helm Point (73°irS.: 

 170°00'E). 



ANNEX E. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 



1. Each government should provide to other governments statistical 

 information on all seals taken within the area to which Guide Lines 

 relate. 



2. This information should include the number of adult individuals 

 and pups of each species killed or taken during each operating day, 

 specifying in which of the Zones set out in Annex B they have been 

 killed or taken. 



[APPENDIX] [1] 



Recommendation V-5 



SPECIALLY TROTECTED AREA". TILDES PENINSULA 



The Representatives, considering that Fildes Peninsula has several 

 small lakes which, being ice-free in summer, are of outstanding ecolog- 

 ical interest and that the most interesting one of them should be spe- 

 cially protected, recommend to their governments that, in place of the 

 description in Recommendation IY-12 [^J, the following be inserted 



^ The Unltid Statti acctpttd on June 7, 1DO0 Becommendatlong V-5 and V-=0 

 m Interim guldellnei. Thoi© Eeeommtndatlons are not yet effective under art. 

 IX (4) of the Antarctic Treaty. 



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