50 CFR § 230.1 - 230.8 - Whaling Provisions.

This Part 230 provides for implementing the Whaling Convention Act of 1949, by prohibiting whaling, except for aboriginal subsistence whaling allowed by the International Whaling Commission; and by regulating human interactions with whales, scientific research permits, and incidental take and harassment of marine mammals. The Part defines the following relevant terms: Aboriginal subsistence whaling; calf, as any whale less than 1 year old or having milk in its stomach; cooperative agreement; landing; Native American whaling organisation; stinker, as a dead, unclaimed whale found upon a beach or floating at sea; strike, as hitting a whale with a harpoon, lance, or explosive device; wasteful manner, as a method of whaling that is not likely to result in the landing of a struck whale or that does not include all reasonable efforts to retrieve the whale; whale products; whaling; whaling village. The Part concerns: general prohibitions, including transport, purchasing, selling, importation, exportation, or possession of any whale or whale products taken or processed in violation of the the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling; issuance of licences for subsistence whaling and whaling season; quotas and other restrictions; salvaging of stinkers.