DRAFT AGENDA
52nd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
3-6 July 2000, Adelaide, Australia
1. ADDRESS OF WELCOME
2. OPENING STATEMENTS
(Papers IWC/52/OS)
3. ARRANGEMENTS OF AGENDA
4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS AND SMALL-TYPE WHALING
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 5)
5.1 Action arising
(Any provisions adopted may require amendment of the
Schedule)
6. WHALE WATCHING
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 6)
6.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
6.2 Action arising
7. SANCTUARIES
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 7)
7.1 Southern Ocean Sanctuary
7.1.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
7.2 South Atlantic Sanctuary
7.2.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
7.3 South Pacific Sanctuary
7.3.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
7.4 Action arising
7.4.1 Recommendations from the Scientific Committee
7.4.2 Other
(Any provisions adopted may require
amendment of the schedule)
8. WHALE KILLING METHODS AND ACCOCIATED WELFARE ISSUES
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, paragraph 9 and Appendicies
1 and 2)
8.1 Report of the Working Group on Whale Killing Methods
and Associated Welfare Issues
(Paper IWC/52/12)
8.1.1 Information on improving the humaneness of
aboriginal subsistance whaling
8.1.2 data on whales killed
8.2 Other Matters
8.3 Action arising
(Any provisions adopted may require amendment of the
Schedule)
9. INFRACTIONS, 1999 SEASON
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 10)
9.1 Report of Infractions Sub-committee
(Paper IWC/52/6)
9.1.1 Infractions reports from Contracting Governments
(Paper IWC/52/6)
9.1.2 Reports from Contracting Governments on
availability, sources and trade in whale products
9.1.3 Other Matters
9.2 Action arising
9.2.1 Recommendations from the Infractions
Sub-committee
9.2.2 Other
10. ABORIGINAL SUBSISTANCE WHALING
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 11)
10.1 Aboriginal subsistance whaling scheme
10.1.1 Report of Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling
Sub-committee
(Paper IWC/52/13)
10.1.2 Future work
10.1.3 Action arising
10.1.3.1 Recommendations from the
Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling Sub-committee
10.1.3.2 Other
(Changes to the management
procedure or other regulations may require amendment of the Schedule
including paragraphs 12, 13 and Table 1)
10.2 Review of aboriginal subsistance whaling catch limits
10.2.1 Report of Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling
Sub-committee
(Paper IWC/52/13)
10.2.1.1 Bering-Chukchi-Beauford Seas stock
of Bowhead whales
10.2.1.2 North Pacific Eastern stock of
Gray whales
10.2.1.3 North Atlantic West Greenland
stock of Minke whales
10.2.1.4 North Atlantic Humpback whales
10.2.2 Action arising
10.2.2.1 Recommendations from the
Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling Sub-committee
10.2.2.2 Other
(Changes to the catch limits or
other regulations may require amendment of the Schedule including
paragraphs 12, 13 and Table 1)
10.3 Catches by non-member nations
10.3.1 Report of Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling
Sub-committee
(Paper IWC/52/13)
10.3.2 Action arising
10.3.2.1 Recommendations from the
Aboriginal Subsistance Whaling Sub-committee
10.3.2.2 Other
11. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF WHALE STOCKS
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 12)
11.1 Revised Management Procedure
11.1.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
(Paper IWC/52/4)
11.1.1.1 CLA program revision and
tuning
11.1.1.2 Abundance estimation
11.1.1.3 North Pacific Minke whale trials
11.1.1.4 North Pacific Bryde's
whales trials
11.1.2 Action arising
11.1.2.1 Recommendations from the
Scientific Committee
11.1.2.2 Other
(Changes to the management
procedure, classification and catch limits of stocks, areas or sub-areas
may require amendment of the Schedule including paragraphs 9. 10. 11, 12
and Tables 1,2 and 3)
11.2 Whale Stocks
11.2.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
(Paper IWC/52/4)
11.2.1.1 Southern Hemisphere Minke whales
11.2.1.2 Southern Hemisphere Humpback whales
11.2.1.3 Western North Atlantic Right whales
11.2.1.4 Southern Hemisphere Blue whales
11.2.1.5 Other small stocks
11.2.2 Action arising
11.2.2.1 Recommendations from the
Scientific Committee
11.2.2.2 Other
12. REVISED MANAGEMENT SCHEME
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 13)
12.1 Report of the Working Group on the Revised Management
Scheme
(Paper IWC/52/14)
12.1.1 Inspection and observation schemes
12.1.2 Total catches over time
12.1.3 DNA identification and tracking
12.1.4 Other matters
12.1.5 Schedule amendments
12.2 Action arising
12.2.1 Recommendations from the Working Group
12.2.2 Other
(Incorporation of the Revised Management
Procedure and the Revised Management Scheme, and changes to the data
requirements, survey guidelines and observer schemes may require amendments
of the Schedule, including Paragraph 10 and Chapters V and VI)
13. SCIENTIFIC PERMITS
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 14 and Appendices
3 and 4)
13.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
(Paper IWC/52/4)
13.1.1 Southern Hemisphere Minke whales
13.1.2 North Pacific Minke whales
13.2 Action arising
13.2.1 Recommendations from the Scientific Committee
13.2.2 Other
14. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraphs 15 AND 18, and
Appendices 5 and 6)
14.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
(Paper IWC/52/4)
14.1.1 Pollution 2000+ programme
14.1.2 SOWER 2000 programmes
14.1.3 Arctic matters
14.2 Reports from Contracting Governments
14.3 Health effects
14.4 Action arising
14.4.1 Recommendations from the Scientific Committee
14.4.2 Other
15. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraphs 16 and Appendix 6)
15.1 Report of the Scientific Committee
(Paper IWC/52/4)
15.2 Action arising
16. CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraphs 17 and Appendix 7)
(Paper IWC/52/4)
16.1 CITES
16.2 CMS
16.2.1 ASCOBANS
16.2.2 ACCOBAMS
16.3 CCAMLR
16.4 FAO
16.5 GLOBEC
16.6 ICES
16.7 IATTC
16.8 ICCAT
16.9 NAMMCO
16.10 Other
16.11 Actions arising
17. ADOPTION OF REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraphs 18 and
Appendices 8, 9 and 10)
(Paper IWC/52/4)
17.1 Future Work Plan
17.2 Small Cetaceans
17.2.1 Small Cetacean topics for consideration by
the Scientific Committee in 2001, 2002 and 2003
17.3 Other
17.4 Actions arising
18. THE FUTURE OF THE IWC
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 20)
19. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BUDGET ESTIMATES
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 21)
19.1 Report of Budgetary Sub-committee
19.1.1 Review of provisional financial statement,
1999/2000
(Paper IWC/52/8)
19.1.2 Consideration of estimated basic budgets,
2000/2001 and 2001/2002
(Paper IWC/52/8)
19.1.3 Scientific programme
(See also Item 15 and Paper IWC/52/4)
19.2 Report of Contributions Sub-committee
19.2.1 Method of assessing member contributions
19.2.2 Assessment of contributions from Contracting
Governments
19.3 Action arising
20. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
20.1 Guidlines for opening statements from observers
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 22.3)
20.2 Communications
20.2.1 General
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting,
Paragraph 22.4.1)
20.2.2 Between the Scientific Committee and
the Commission
(Chairman's Report of the 51st
Meeting, Paragraph 22.4.2)
20.3 Annual Meeting arrangements
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraphs
22.5 and 22.7)
20.3.1 Need for Annual Meetings
20.3.2 Press
20.3.3 Verbatim Record
20.3.4 Technical Committee
20.4 Action arising
21. DATE AND PLACE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS
(Rules and Procedure, Rule B.1; Chairman's Report of the 51st
Meeting, Paragraph 24)
21.1 53rd Annual Meeting, 2001
21.2 54th Annual Meeting, 2002
22. ADOPTION OF REPORT OF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
(Paper IWC/52/9)
23. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(Chairman's Report of the 51st Meeting, Paragraph 26)
24. ANNUAL REPORT 1999-2000
(Paper IWC/52/11 Draft)
25. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
26. ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
27. APPOINTMENT OF NEW SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION
28. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Regards,
Graham J. Clarke
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