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Fisheries: North Pacific driftnet - Agreement between the United States of America and Japan

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Apr 23, 1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-151992)
Place of adoption
Washington
Language
English
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Data collection/reporting Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method International agreement-text Enforcement/compliance Foreign fishing
Geographical area
North Atlantic, North Pacific, Arctic, East Pacific, Eastern Asia, Asia, North-West Pacific, North America
Abstract

The Fisheries Agency of Japan proposes to the United States a Japanese High Seas Squid Driftnet Fishery 1991 Observer Program, a Japanese High Seas Large-Mesh Driftnet Fishery 1991-1992 Observer Program, Arrangements for Observation of Japanese High Seas Driftnet Operations for 1991 and 1992, and Regulatory Enforcement and Information Gathering Program of the Government of Japan on the japanese High Seas Squid and Large-mesh Driftnet Fisheries for the 1991 Fishing Season and Period Throughout June 30, 1991. The United States accepts to participate in programs to collect and snare scientific data. Certain posistions of the United States Government with respect to the Japanese squid fishery and U.S. anadromous stock are repeated in the Letter of reply.

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