Pursuant to the International Dolphin Conservation Programme and in consideration of the objective of this Agreement, the parties shall, inter alia:
1. limit total incidental dolphin mortality in the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area to no more than 5 000 annually, through the adoption and implementation of relevant measures, which shall include: ...
(d) the establishment of an equitable system for the assignment of dolphin mortality limits (DMLs), consistent with the per-year dolphin mortality caps, in accordance with Annexes III and IV; ...
2. establish per-stock per-year dolphin mortality caps, and review and assess the effects of these caps, in accordance with Annex III ...
