July 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



59 



International (Contd.): 



meeting June 20, 1966, in London of a Special 

 Group to consider the regulation of the catch 

 of whales from land stations situated south of 

 40° S. latitude and in other parts of the south- 

 ern hemisphere. Argentina, Australia, New 

 Zealand, the South Africa Republic, and the 

 United Kindgom had indicated their wish to 

 participate in the Special Group meeting. 

 Norway and Japan had asked to be represented 

 as observers. 



The meeting of the Special Group on land 

 stations arose out of a resolution adopted at 

 the Seventeenth Meeting of the International 

 Whaling Commission. In addition to con- 

 sidering the regulation of the catch of baleen 

 whales by land stations, the Special Group 

 has been called upon to study the question of 

 a scheme for international inspection at land 

 stations comparable to the International Ob- 

 server Scheme on vessels. 



The resolution proposed that the total 

 catch limit of Antarctic pelagic whaling for the 

 1966/67 season and after should take into con- 

 sideration the catch of Antarctic whales from 

 land stations in the Southern Hemisphere. 



For the 1965/66 season, voluntary catch 

 restrictions at land stations were proposed. 

 In accordance with the Commission's request, 

 the United Kingdom stated that for the 1965/66 

 season, the catch of baleen whales at land 

 stations in South Georgia would not exceed 

 that in the 1964/65 Antarctic season. In ad- 

 dition, the South Africa Republic notified the 

 Commission that the catch of baleen whales 

 from their land stations in 1966 would be re- 

 stricted to the average of the catches for the 

 three years 1963, 1964, and 1965. 



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MEETING OF 



NORTH PACIFIC COMMISSIONERS: 



On May 11, 1966, the International Whaling 

 Commission announced the draft agenda for 

 the meeting of the North Pacific Commis- 

 sioners in London, June 23-26, 1966. The 

 draft agenda included: report of scientists 

 on condition of North Pacific baleen whale 

 stocks; consideration of whaling regulations 

 for (a) fin whales, (b) sei whales, and (c) 

 other baleen whales; report of scientists on 

 condition of sperm whale resources; con- 

 sideration of regulation for sperm whaling; 

 and recommendations to the Commission. 



INTERNATIONAL NORTHWEST PACIFIC HSHERIES COMMISSION 



VIEWS OF JAPANESE DELEGATES: 



The 10th session of the International North ■ 

 west Pacific Fisheries Commission (Japan- 

 U.S.S.R.) was completed in Moscow in mid- 

 April 1966. On their return to Japan, chief 

 delegates Fujita (Vice President of the Great- 

 er Japan Fisheries Association) andKamenaga 

 (Chief, Production Division of the Fisheries 

 Agency) held a press conference and made 

 the following points: 



1. On the question of revising the Japan- 

 Soviet fisheries treaty, the Soviets are dis- 

 satisfied with the fact that the salmon catch 

 quotas, which were equal between Japan and 

 the Soviet Union at the time the treaty was 

 concluded, have become smaller for the So- 

 viets. However, the present treaty does not 

 decide on the distribution ratio of fish catch, 

 and it was not clear if the Soviets desire to 

 revise the treaty, or if the Soviets think that 

 there is a problem in the management of the 

 present treaty. 



2. The Japanese proposed a "two-year 

 arrangement ' on fish catch quotas, but failed 

 to obtain a definite promise. Soviet Chief 

 Delegate Moiseyev stated the view that the 

 general salmon catch quotas of Japan and the 

 Soviet Union for next year (1967) will be the 

 sam.e as for last year (1965), but he was 

 strongly opposed to decide on the distribution 

 between Japan and the Soviet Union. The So- 

 viets have not so far expressed their view on 

 the catch quotas of the two countries. How- 

 ever, it is going too far to assume that the 

 Japanese salmon catch quota has been se- 

 cured at the same level as last year (115,000 

 metric tons). 



3. There will be comparatively fewer 

 questions about next year's negotiations on 

 salmon as it will be an abundant year. How- 

 ever, the situation will be difficult on king 

 crabs. (Asahi, April 21, 196 6.) 



Note: See Commercial Fisheries Review , June 1966 p. 48, 

 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION 



EUROPEAN INLAND FISHERIES ADVISORY 

 COMMISSION MEETING, MAY 9-14, 1966: 

 Talks on electrical fishing and trout and 

 salmon culture highlighted a session of the 

 European Inland Fisheries Advisory Com- 

 mission of the Food and Agriculture Organi- 

 zation which met in Belgrade, May 9-14, 

 1966. Fisheries experts from 16 countries 

 were invited to the meeting. 



