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Whaling Regulations.

Country/Territory
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Document type
Regulation
Date
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 323-327.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine mammals Hunting/capture Protection of species
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, South Atlantic
Abstract

Licences authorizing a ship or factory to be used for taking and processing whales may be issued only for places mentioned in regulation 3 and shall be valid for only one season. Regulation 4 specifies licence fees. Regulations 5 to 7 provide for licence application and granting procedures. Regulation 9 allows the keeping of a spare whaling vessels subject to conditions specified in that regulation. Whaling vessels shall not be used until the factory vessel is ready to process whales (reg. 10). No more than twenty carcasses of whales shall be dealt with at the same time. The whaling officer may put a stop on whaling if catch exceeds demand. Regulation 14 concerns statistical returns. Remaining regulations deal with the mooring of carcasses of whales, specify minimum length of whales allowed to be caught, and prescribe penalties.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Whale Fishery Ordinance (No. 9 of 1936).

Legislation | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1936

Keyword: Marine mammals, Hunting/capture, Hunting authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Whaling (Amendment) Regulations (No. 2 of 1964).

Legislation | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1964

Keyword: Marine mammals, Hunting/capture, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX