2 30 This was also made clear in the following statement, made by the
Chairman of the Conference at the discussion of the draft Preamble:
“The Preamble, as is customary, explains the purposes and the
objectives of the Convention It is intended to serve as a guide to
the Commission in performing its functions The Preamble also
points out specifically and primarily that the purpose of this
Convention is to develop a sound conservation program which will
maintain an adequate and healthy breeding stock By restoring
depleted stocks, as, for instance, the blue whale and the
humpbacked whale, and by wise management of the existing
stocks a maximum sustained yield of this natural resource can be
assured That, in a few words, is the general intent of the
Preamble