WHALING INDUSTRY
AN AGREEMENT REACHED PREVENTING EXCESSIVE DIMINUTION (British Official Wireless. 1 ) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, September 21. After protracted negotiations an agreement has been reached between the British and Norwegian Governments upon the measures to be taken during the forthcoming whaling season. The basis of the present agreement is to prevent excessive diminution of the whale population by restriction, by a close season, and by limitation of the whale catchers used at any one time in connection with a whale factory ship. In a few exceptional cases restriction by quota lias been substituted for restriction by close season. The open season will be from December 8, 1936, to March 17. 1937, and the number of whale catchers allowed to bo used at ono time by a factory ship varies from five to seven.
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Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 9
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134WHALING INDUSTRY Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 9
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