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Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal
Subsistence Whaling Quotas
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; notification of quota for
bowhead whales.
AGENCY:
NMFS notifies the public of
the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales that it has
assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission (AEWC), and of limitations
on the use of the quota deriving from
regulations of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC). For 2019, the quota
is 93 bowhead whales struck. This quota
and other applicable limitations govern
the harvest of bowhead whales by
members of the AEWC.
DATES: Applicable December 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Office for International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Doherty, (301) 427–8385.
Aboriginal
subsistence whaling in the United States
is governed by the Whaling Convention
Act (WCA) (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.).
Under the WCA, IWC regulations shall
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generally become effective with respect
to all persons and vessels subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, within
90 days of notification from the IWC
Secretariat of an amendment to the IWC
Schedule (16 U.S.C. 916k). Regulations
that implement the WCA, 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 67th Meeting of the IWC, the
Commission set catch limits for
aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead
whales from the Bering-ChukchiBeaufort Seas stock. The bowhead and
other aboriginal subsistence whaling
catch limits were based on a joint
request by Denmark on behalf of
Greenland, the Russian Federation, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, and the
United States, accompanied by
documentation concerning the needs of
the Native groups.
The IWC set a 7-year block catch limit
of 392 bowhead whales landed. For
each of the years 2019 through 2025, the
number of bowhead whales struck may
not exceed 67, with unused strikes from
the three prior quota blocks carried
forward and added to the annual strike
quota of subsequent years, provided that
no more than 50 percent of the annual
strike limit is added to the strike quota
for any one year. At the end of the 2018
harvest, there were 33 unused strikes
available for carry-forward, so the
combined strike quota set by the IWC
for 2019 is 100 (67 + 33).
An arrangement between the United
States and the Russian Federation
ensures that the total quota of bowhead
whales landed and struck in 2019 will
not exceed the limits set by the IWC.
Under this arrangement, the Russian
natives may use no more than seven
strikes, and the Alaska natives may use
no more than 93 strikes.
Through its cooperative agreement
with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned 93
strikes to the AEWC. The AEWC will in
turn allocate these strikes among the 11
villages whose cultural and subsistence
needs have been documented, and will
ensure that its hunters use no more than
93 strikes.
At its 67th Meeting, the IWC also
provided for automatic renewal of
aboriginal subsistence whaling catch
limits under certain circumstances.
Commencing in 2026, bowhead whale
catch limits shall be extended every six
years provided: (a) The IWC Scientific
Committee advises in 2024, and every
six years thereafter, that such limits will
not harm the stock; (b) the Commission
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does not receive a request from the
United States or the Russian Federation
for a change in the bowhead whale
catch limits based on need; and (c) the
Commission determines that the United
States and the Russian Federation have
complied with the IWC’s approved
timeline and that the information
provided represents a status quo
continuation of the hunts.
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;
• Captains and crew 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
to engage in an efficient operation;
• Crew 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 American handicrafts; and
• 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: December 20, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office for International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG689
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; notification of quota for bowhead whales.
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SUMMARY: NMFS notifies the public of the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales that it has assigned to the Alaska Eskimo
Whaling Commission (AEWC), and of limitations on the use of the quota
deriving from regulations of the International Whaling Commission
(IWC). For 2019, the quota is 93 bowhead whales struck. This quota and
other applicable limitations govern the harvest of bowhead whales by
members of the AEWC.
DATES: Applicable December 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Doherty, (301) 427-8385.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal subsistence whaling in the United
States is governed by the Whaling Convention Act (WCA) (16 U.S.C. 916
et seq.). Under the WCA, IWC regulations shall
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generally become effective with respect to all persons and vessels
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, within 90 days of
notification from the IWC Secretariat of an amendment to the IWC
Schedule (16 U.S.C. 916k). Regulations that implement the WCA, 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 67th Meeting of the IWC, the Commission set catch limits for
aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead whales from the Bering-Chukchi-
Beaufort Seas stock. The bowhead and other aboriginal subsistence
whaling catch limits were based on a joint request by Denmark on behalf
of Greenland, the Russian Federation, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
and the United States, accompanied by documentation concerning the
needs of the Native groups.
The IWC set a 7-year block catch limit of 392 bowhead whales
landed. For each of the years 2019 through 2025, the number of bowhead
whales struck may not exceed 67, with unused strikes from the three
prior quota blocks carried forward and added to the annual strike quota
of subsequent years, provided that no more than 50 percent of the
annual strike limit is added to the strike quota for any one year. At
the end of the 2018 harvest, there were 33 unused strikes available for
carry-forward, so the combined strike quota set by the IWC for 2019 is
100 (67 + 33).
An arrangement between the United States and the Russian Federation
ensures that the total quota of bowhead whales landed and struck in
2019 will not exceed the limits set by the IWC. Under this arrangement,
the Russian natives may use no more than seven strikes, and the Alaska
natives may use no more than 93 strikes.
Through its cooperative agreement with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned
93 strikes to the AEWC. The AEWC will in turn allocate these strikes
among the 11 villages whose cultural and subsistence needs have been
documented, and will ensure that its hunters use no more than 93
strikes.
At its 67th Meeting, the IWC also provided for automatic renewal of
aboriginal subsistence whaling catch limits under certain
circumstances. Commencing in 2026, bowhead whale catch limits shall be
extended every six years provided: (a) The IWC Scientific Committee
advises in 2024, and every six years thereafter, that such limits will
not harm the stock; (b) the Commission does not receive a request from
the United States or the Russian Federation for a change in the bowhead
whale catch limits based on need; and (c) the Commission determines
that the United States and the Russian Federation have complied with
the IWC's approved timeline and that the information provided
represents a status quo continuation of the hunts.
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;
Captains and crew 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 to engage in an efficient operation;
Crew 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
American handicrafts; and
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: December 20, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office for International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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