× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Resolution 1997-4 Type du document Resolution Numéro de référence 1997-4 Date Oct 20, 1997 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Statut Adopté Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes, Mer Traité Convention internationale pour la réglementation de la chasse à la baleine (Déc 2, 1946) Réunion 49th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC49) Site web crm.iwc.int Résumé RECALLING that the Commission agreed that one of the remaining elements of RMS to be completed consists of ‘arrangements to ensure that total catches over time are within limits set under the RMS’ (IWC Resolution 1996-6); CONSIDERING that bycatches can substantially contribute to the total catches over time and therefore need to be recorded; NOTING that not all Contracting Parties are submitting Annual Progress Reports to the Scientific Committee, and that some reports that are submitted do not include bycatch statistics; AWARE that at its 49th Annual Meeting, the Commission received valuable information on the bycatch of many species of cetaceans by members of the Commission; NOW THEREFORE the Commission; CALLS upon all Contracting Parties to improve their monitoring and reporting of all cetaceans, especially large whales, taken incidentally in all fishing operations, and to report those incidental catches to the 50th Annual Meeting of the IWC and at all future meetings; URGES all Contracting Parties to exchange information about bycatch reduction efforts and release of live cetaceans.