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pendent research to supplement the research work being done by gov- 

 ernments, national institutions or other international organizations. 



2. The carrying out of the provisions in paragraph 1 of this Article 

 shall include : 



(a) collecting and analysing statistical information relating to 

 the current conditions and trends of the tuna fishery resources of 

 the Convention area ; 



(b) studying and appraising information concerning measures 

 and methods to ensure maintenance of the populations of tuna and 

 tuna-like fishes in the Convention area at levels which will permit 

 the maximum sustainable catch and which will ensure the effec- 

 tive exploitation of these fishes in a manner consistent with this 

 catch ; 



(c) recommending studies and investigations to the Contract- 

 ing Parties; 



(d) publishing and otherwise disseminating reports of its find- 

 ings and statistical, biological and other scientific information 

 relative to the tuna fisheries of the Convention area. 



Article V 



1. There is established within the Commission a Council which 

 shall consist of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Commis- 

 sion together with the representatives of not less than four and not 

 more than eight Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties rep- 

 resented on the Council shall be elected at each regular meeting of the 

 Commission. However, if at any time the number of the Contracting 

 Parties exceeds forty, the Commission may elect an additional two 

 Contracting Parties to be represented on the Councih The Contracting ^ 

 Parties of which the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen are nationals shall 

 not be elected to the Council. In elections to the Council the Commis- 

 sion shall give due consideration to the geographic, tuna fishing and 

 tuna processing interests of the Contracting Parties, as well as to the 

 equal right of the Contracting Parties to be represented on the 

 Council. 



2. The Council shall perform such functions as are assigned to it by 

 this Convention or are designated by the Commission, and shall meet 

 at least once in the interim between regular meetings of the Com- 

 mission. Between meetings of the Commission the Council shall make 

 necessary decisions on the duties to be carried out by the staff and 

 shall issue necessary instructions to the Executive Secretary. Deci- 

 sions of the Council shall be made in accordance with rules to be 

 established by the Commission. 



Article VI 



To carry out the objectives of this Convention the Commission may 

 establish Panels on the basis of species, groups of species, or of geo- 

 graphic areas. Each Panel in such case : 



(a) shall be responsible for keeping under review the species, 

 group of species, or geographic area under its purview, and for 

 collecting scientific and other information relating thereto ; 



