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Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the
aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for
bowhead whales, and other limitations
deriving from regulations adopted at the
2002 Special Meeting of the
International Whaling Commission
(IWC). For 2006, the quota is 75
bowhead whales struck. This quota and
other limitations will govern the harvest
of bowhead whales by members of the
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
(AEWC).
DATES: Effective February 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri McCarty, (301) 713–9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal
subsistence whaling in the United States
is governed by the Whaling Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.). Regulations
that implement the Act, found at 50 CFR
230.6, require the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at
least annually, aboriginal subsistence
whaling quotas and any other
limitations on aboriginal subsistence
whaling deriving from regulations of the
IWC.
At the 2002 Special Meeting of the
IWC, the Commission set quotas for
aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead
whales from the Bering-ChukchiBeaufort Seas stock. The bowhead quota
was based on a joint request by the
United States and the Russian
Federation, accompanied by
documentation concerning the needs of
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two Native groups: Alaska Eskimos and
Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far
East.
This action by the IWC thus
authorized aboriginal subsistence
whaling by the AEWC for bowhead
whales. This aboriginal subsistence
harvest is conducted in accordance with
a cooperative agreement between NOAA
and the AEWC.
The IWC set a 5-year block quota of
280 bowhead whales landed. For each
of the years 2003 through 2007, the
number of bowhead whales struck may
not exceed 67, except that any unused
portion of a strike quota from any year,
including 15 unused strikes from the
1998 through 2002 quota, may be
carried forward. No more than 15 strikes
may be added to the strike quota for any
one year. At the end of the 2005 harvest,
there were 15 unused strikes available
for carry-forward, so the combined
strike quota for 2006 is 82 (67 + 15).
This arrangement ensures that the
total quota of bowhead whales landed
and struck in 2006 will not exceed the
quotas set by the IWC. Under an
arrangement between the United States
and the Russian Federation, the Russian
natives may use no more than seven
strikes, and the Alaska Eskimos may use
no more than 75 strikes.
NOAA is assigning 75 strikes to the
Alaska Eskimos. The AEWC will
allocate these strikes among the 10
villages whose cultural and subsistence
needs have been documented in past
requests for bowhead quotas from the
IWC, and will ensure that its hunters
use no more than 75 strikes.
Other Limitations
The IWC regulations, as well as the
NOAA regulation at 50 CFR 230.4(c),
forbid the taking of calves or any whale
accompanied by a calf.
NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4)
contain a number of other prohibitions
relating to aboriginal subsistence
whaling, some of which are summarized
here. Only licensed whaling captains or
crew under the control of those captains
may engage in whaling. They must
follow the provisions of the relevant
cooperative agreement between NOAA
and a Native American whaling
organization. The aboriginal hunters
must have adequate crew, supplies, and
equipment. They may not receive
money for participating in the hunt. No
person may sell or offer for sale whale
products from whales taken in the hunt,
except for authentic articles of Native
handicrafts. Captains may not continue
to whale after the relevant quota is
taken, after the season has been closed,
or if their licenses have been suspended.
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They may not engage in whaling in a
wasteful manner.
Dated: February 7, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 060202024-6024-01; I.D. 012506C]
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for
bowhead whales, and other limitations deriving from regulations adopted
at the 2002 Special Meeting of the International Whaling Commission
(IWC). For 2006, the quota is 75 bowhead whales struck. This quota and
other limitations will govern the harvest of bowhead whales by members
of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC).
DATES: Effective February 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, (301) 713-9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal subsistence whaling in the United
States is governed by the Whaling Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et
seq.). Regulations that implement the Act, found at 50 CFR 230.6,
require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at least
annually, aboriginal subsistence whaling quotas and any other
limitations on aboriginal subsistence whaling deriving from regulations
of the IWC.
At the 2002 Special Meeting of the IWC, the Commission set quotas
for aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead whales from the Bering-
Chukchi-Beaufort Seas stock. The bowhead quota was based on a joint
request by the United States and the Russian Federation, accompanied by
documentation concerning the needs of two Native groups: Alaska Eskimos
and Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far East.
This action by the IWC thus authorized aboriginal subsistence
whaling by the AEWC for bowhead whales. This aboriginal subsistence
harvest is conducted in accordance with a cooperative agreement between
NOAA and the AEWC.
The IWC set a 5-year block quota of 280 bowhead whales landed. For
each of the years 2003 through 2007, the number of bowhead whales
struck may not exceed 67, except that any unused portion of a strike
quota from any year, including 15 unused strikes from the 1998 through
2002 quota, may be carried forward. No more than 15 strikes may be
added to the strike quota for any one year. At the end of the 2005
harvest, there were 15 unused strikes available for carry-forward, so
the combined strike quota for 2006 is 82 (67 + 15).
This arrangement ensures that the total quota of bowhead whales
landed and struck in 2006 will not exceed the quotas set by the IWC.
Under an arrangement between the United States and the Russian
Federation, the Russian natives may use no more than seven strikes, and
the Alaska Eskimos may use no more than 75 strikes.
NOAA is assigning 75 strikes to the Alaska Eskimos. The AEWC will
allocate these strikes among the 10 villages whose cultural and
subsistence needs have been documented in past requests for bowhead
quotas from the IWC, and will ensure that its hunters use no more than
75 strikes.
Other Limitations
The IWC regulations, as well as the NOAA regulation at 50 CFR
230.4(c), forbid the taking of calves or any whale accompanied by a
calf.
NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4) contain a number of other
prohibitions relating to aboriginal subsistence whaling, some of which
are summarized here. Only licensed whaling captains or crew under the
control of those captains may engage in whaling. They must follow the
provisions of the relevant cooperative agreement between NOAA and a
Native American whaling organization. The aboriginal hunters must have
adequate crew, supplies, and equipment. They may not receive money for
participating in the hunt. No person may sell or offer for sale whale
products from whales taken in the hunt, except for authentic articles
of Native handicrafts. Captains may not continue to whale after the
relevant quota is taken, after the season has been closed, or if their
licenses have been suspended. They may not engage in whaling in a
wasteful manner.
Dated: February 7, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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