b. International Whaling Convention with Schedule of Whaling 

 Regulations, December 2, 1946* 



Signed at Washington December ^, 19^6; Ratification advised hy the 

 Senate July 2, 191^1 ; Rati-fied hy the President July 18, 1947; Ratifi- 

 cation deposited at Washington July 18, 194^7; Proclaimed hy the 

 President November 19, 194B; Entered into force November 10, 1948. 



By the President of the United States of America 

 A PROCLAMATION 



Whereas a convention for the regulation of whaling was signed at 

 Washington under the date of December 2, 1946 by the respective 

 plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the United States of America, 

 Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, the 

 Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Union of Soviet Social- 

 ist Republics, the United Eangdom of Great Britain and Northern 

 Ireland, and the Union of South Africa ; 



Whereas the text of the said convention is word for word as follows : 



INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING 



The Governments whose duly authorized representatives have sub- 

 scribed hereto. 



Recognizing the interest of the nations of the world in safeguarding 

 for future generations the great natural resources represented by the 

 whale stocks; 



Considering that the history of whaling has seen overfishing of 

 one area after another and of one species of whale after another to 

 such a degree that it is essential to protect all species of whales from 

 further overfishing ; 



Recognizing that the whale stocks are susceptible of natural in- 

 creases if whaling is properly regulated, and that increases in the size 

 of whale stocks will permit increases in the numbers of whales which 

 may be captured without endangering these natural resources ;_ 



Recognizing that it is the common interest to achieve the_ optimum 

 level of whale stocks as rapidly as possible without causing wide- 

 spread economic and nutritional distress ; 



*Citation: 62 Stat. 1716 ; TIAS 1849 ; 4 Bevans 248. 



States which are parties: Argentina (with reservation), Australia. Brazil, Canada, Den- 

 mark, France, Iceland. Japan, Mexico. Norway (with a statement), Panama, South Africa, 

 Union of Soviet Socialist Reps., United Kingdom, United States. 



Implementing legislation: Whaling Convention Act of 1949 ; Public Law 81-676 [S. 2080], 

 64 Stat. 421, approved August 9, 1950. 



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