Government memorandum on the draft proposal for the International
Whaling Conference indicates that the Preamble:
“Will serve as a guide to the Commission in performing its
functions Points out that the purpose is to rebuild whale stocks to
the greatest size which can be supported by the environment, in
order to achieve ultimately an annual capture of the maximum
number of whales ”176
The core object and purpose of the ICRW, therefore, is clear: proper
regulation and conservation of whale stocks, for the sustainable development
of the commercial whaling industry