Compiled by S. Pearson. International Whaling Commission, The Red House, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB4 4NP, U.K. Responsibility for setting quotas for member whaling nations resides in this commission. The International Whaling Commission Annual Report presents the findings of the Annual Meetings, catch limits for member nations, status of whale stocks, and scientific papers emphasizing distribution, occurrence and behavior of various cetacean species. Numerous technical papers on the biology and behavior of specific cetaceans are presented to the Scientific Committee Meeting and are currently published as the Reports of the Scientific Committee. Journal of Mammalogy , a publication of the American Society of Mammalogists, issues an index to articles it has published.
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Special publications and Mammalian Species may be ordered from the Secretary of the Society. Marine Mammal Commission is an independent agency providing annual reports and copies of pertinent articles describing current research and the status of marine mammals. Marine Mammal Science , a quarterly journal published by the Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international organization of marine mammalogists, is devoted to authoritative, technical papers on all aspects of marine mammal biology and includes book reviews and letters with scientific commentary on issues affecting marine mammals or marine mammal science. 1300 College Rd., Fairbanks, AK 99701. National Marine Fisheries Service, Marine Mammals and Endangered Species Division, Washington, DC 20235.