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### Viewing cable 09STATE99783, US PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DEMARCHE TO ICELAND ON

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09STATE99783 | 2009-09-24 21:09 | 2011-01-13 05:05 | CONFIDENTIAL | Secretary of State

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 099783

    C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 099783

    SENSITIVE

    SIPDIS

    2ND C O R R E C T E D   C O P Y   (ADDED SIPDIS, PORTION MARKINGS-
                                         PARA'S 1, 5 & 6 AND TEXT)
    COMMERCE PASS TO NOAA (MEDINA)

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/25/2019
    TAGS: EFIS IC KSCA PGOV SENV IWC
    SUBJECT: US PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DEMARCHE TO ICELAND ON
    ITS WHALING ACTIVITIES

    Classified By: OES/OPA, Evan Bloom for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request.  Post is requested
    TO participate in a joint demarche to the Government of Iceland
    concerning their recent decisions regarding whaling
    activities.  The text of the demarche is contained in
    paragraph 5.  The United Kingdom has agreed to lead the
    demarche, and is joined by the governments of Argentina,
    Australia, Austria, Chile, the Czech Republic, Ecuador,
    Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg,
    Mexico, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru,
    Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United States and Uruguay. The
    demarche is meant to encourage the GOI to review its policies
    towards whaling and whale conservation, and take into account
    the significant economic and social benefits that come from
    the whale watching industry, as well as welcome the GOI's
    participation in discussions on the Future of the
    International Whaling Commission (IWC).

    BACKGROUND:

    ¶2.  (SBU)  The GOI government issued a whaling quota of 150
    fin and 200 minke whales for the 2009/2010 whaling season
    this spring. This quota is based on the scientific advice
    provided by the Icelandic Marine Research Institute.  As of
    September 15, 2009, Iceland has taken 117 fin whales and 70
    minke whales. All expectations are that by the end of the
    whaling season, the fin whale quota will be met.  This
    represents a very signficicant increase in whaling activity
    by Iceland.  Since resuming commercial whaling activities in
    2006, Iceland had harvested 45 minke whales and 7 fin whales
    total prior to this season.  It is important to note that fin
    whale is not largely consumed in Iceland.  Therefore it is
    speculated that this large fin whale harvest will be exported
    to Japan (note: there are several non-governmental
    organizations who believe that the Japanese market is
    currently saturated by Japan's own whaling activities).

    ¶3.  (C)  It is widely thought within the IWC community that,
    as a condition to joining the European Union, Iceland will
    need to end commercial whaling activities.  Many speculate
    that the dramatic increase in whaling operations this season
    is one last effort to whale before this decision is made.
    Alternative views are that the whaling industry is
    demonstrating its capability to discourage EU membership. The
    GOI has commissioned a study to review all economic benefits
    that surround whale conservation and the whaling industry,
    including whale watching.

    ¶4.  (SBU)  The United States is a leader within the
    International Whaling Commission, and is committed to
    resolving the discord that has paralyzed the organization for
    decades.  We remain committed to the Future of the IWC
    process, and are looking forward to the Support Group to be
    held in Santiago, October 5-16, 2009.  We are approaching
    this Support Group meeting with flexibility in mind, and
    encouraging all participants of the Support Group, including
    Iceland, to do the same.

    DEMARCHE TEXT:

    ¶5.  (SBU) the Governments of Argentina, Australia, Austria,
    Chile, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany,
    Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, The Netherlands,
    New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the
    United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay, wish to
    express our support for the Government of Iceland's decision
    to review and reassess its position on the hunting of whales.

    We are deeply disappointed with the former Icelandic
    Government's decision to authorize the hunting of fin and
    minke whales over the next five years on 27 January 2009.
    The authorization was put in place without presentation to
    the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and without regard
    for the long-term interests of cetacean conservation. We
    further note that the Icelandic marine Research Institute
    recommended in June an increased quota of up to 200 fin and
    200 minke whales for the 2009/2010 season and that almost 200
    whales have been killed so far.

    We encourage the Government of Iceland to adhere to the
    internationally agreed moratorium on commercial whaling and
    to re-examine the decision to increase its fin and minke
    whale quota.

    Both species are listed  under the Convention on
    International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
    Flora (CITES) Appendix I and we remain extremely concerned
    with Iceland's reservation, entered in 2000, for these and
    other cetacean species.  We urge Iceland to withdraw this
    reservation and safeguard these species from international
    trade.
    We recognize the conservation efforts made by Iceland in
    other international agreements and hope the Icelandic
    Government will be able to extend this stance to fully
    support global efforts for cetacean conservation.
    Furthermore, we would like to draw attention to the
    considerable economic, social and educational benefits of
    Iceland's growing whale watching industry and share our
    strong endorsement of the Icelandic Governments plans to
    designate specific ocean areas for whale watching.  We hope
    this action will reinforce Iceland's commitment, as a member
    of the Support Group, to the future of the IWC discussions on
    the management and conservation of all whale species.

    In summary, we support the Icelandic Government's decision to
    reassess its position on commercial whaling and once again
    call upon Iceland to respect the IWC's global moratorium and
    end its commercial whaling.

    ¶6.  (SBU) The Department greatly appreciate's post assistance
    IN this matter. OES/OPA point of contact on this matter is
    Elizabeth Phelps, reachable on unclass email at
    phelpse@state.gov, class email at phelpse@state.sgov.gov, or
    phone at 202-647-0241.
    CLINTON

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