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The Commissioner shall disseminate Infor-
mation to prospective adoptive families as
to the availability of adoptable children and
of the existence of aid to adoptive families
under this section.
"(I). All rules and regulations adopted by
the Commissioner pursuant to this section
shall be published in the District of Colum-
bia Register as required by section 6 of the
District of Columbia Administrative Pro-
cedures Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1505)."
(b) Section 14 of such Act (D.C. Code,
sec. 3-117) is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 14. The Commissioner shall have
full power to-
"(1) accept for care, custody, and guardi-
anship dependent or neglected children
whose custody or parental control has been
transferred to the Commissioner, and to
provide for the care and support of such
children during their minority or during
the term of their commitment, including
the initiation of adoption proceedings and
the provision of subsidy in appropriate
cases under section 12 of this Act (D.C.
Code, sec. 3-115);
"(2) with respect to all children accepted
by him for care, place them in private fam-
ilies either without expense or with re-
imbursement for the cost of care, or in
appropriate cases to place them In private
families under an adoption subsidy agree-
ment concluded under section 12 of this
Act (D.C. Code, sec. 3-115) or to place
them in institutions willing to receive them
either without expense or with reimburse-
ment for the cost of care; and
"(3) consent - to arrange for or initiate
court proceedings for the adoption of all
children committed to the care of the Com-
missioner whose parents have been per-
manently deprived of custody by court
order, or whose parents have relinquished
a child to the Commissioner or to a licensed
child-placing agency which has transferred
the relinquishment to the Commissioner
under section 6 of the Act entitled 'An Act to
regulate the placing of children in family
homes, and for other purposes', approved
April 22, 1944 (D.C. Code, sec. 32-786)."
SEC. 2. (a) Section 307(b) (1) (D) of title
16 of the District of Columbia Code Is
amended by -inserting Immediately after-
"should have knowledge" the following:
", including the existence and terms of a
tentative adoption subsidy agreement en-
tered into prior to the filing of the adop-
tion petition under section 12 of the Act
of March 16, 1926 D.C. Code, sec. 3-115) ".
(b) Section 309 (b) of title 16 of the
District of Columbia Code is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: "In determining whether the
petitioner will be able to give the prospective
adoptee a proper home and education, the
court shall give due consideration to any
assurance by the Commissioner that he will
provide or contribute funds for the neces-
sary maintenance or medical care of the
prospective adoptee under an adoption sub-
sidy agreement under section 12 of the Act
of March 16, 1926 (D.C. Code, sec. 3-115).".
By Mr. FONG:
S. 1987. A bill to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1934 to allow a deduc-
tion for certain contributions to organi-
zations providing services to the com-
munity. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr. FONG. Mr. President, the bill
which I Introduce to amend the Internal
Revenue Code would permit a taxpayer
to take a tax deduction for contributions
of up to $200 made to nonprofit organiza-
tions providing services to the corn-
munity.
Under the present provisions of the
tax law, "charitable contributions" can
be made only to five categories of recip-
ients. These are: First, governments in
the United States or its possessions, if the
gift is made exclusively for public pur-
poses; second, nonprofit corporations,
trusts, community chests, funds or foun-
dations incorporated in the United States
or its possessions, exclusively for reli-
gious, charitable, scientific, literary, or
educational purposes, or for the preven-
tion of cruelty to children or animals,
and no substantial part of whose activi-
ties is carrying on propaganda or in-
fluencing legislation; third, nonprofit
war veterans organizations; fourth, in-
dividual contributions to domestic lodges,
if used for religious, charitable, scientific,
literary, or education purposes, or for the
prevention of cruelty to children or ani-
mals; and fifth, nonprofit cemetery com-
panies or corporations.
This provision does not permit the
deduction for tax purposes of contrib-
utions to such worthwhile activities as
those of the community little league
team or the community baseball team,
or the community swimming team or for
community festivals, parades, or other
such worthwhile community activities.
Especially in these times, when It is
necessary to channel the energies of the
community, from its youth to its senior
citizens, into worthwhile outlets, con-
tributions from individuals, foundations,
and corporations to support these activi-
ties should be encouraged to the utmost.
Making such contributions deductible
for tax purposes as "charitable contrib-
utions" would greatly enhance the giv-
ing to support such community activi-
ties.
So as to prevent a taxpayer taking a
double deduction for such contribution,
my bill excepts contributions which may
be taken as a trade or business expense
or which are deductible under the pres-
ent provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code as charitable deductions.
Also, so as to assure the contribution
will not in any way entire to the benefit
of the donor, my bill provides that the
contribution may not be made as a con-
dition of receiving services provided by
the donee or by reason of which the don-
or is entitled to receive such services.
Furthermore, since the amounts need-
ed for most community activities are not
too great because of the participation of
the people of the community, my bill
limits the contribution to each such ac-
tivity to $200, a most modest sum.
Mr. President, I urge the Senate to
give this bill its prompt and carefill con-
sideration, and at this time ask unani-
mous consent that the text of the bill be
printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the bill was
ordered to be printed in the. RECORD, as
follows:
S. 1987
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That (a)
part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to
itemized deductions) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:
"Sec. 189. Contributions to community
ice organizations.
"(a) General Rule.-There shall be 1110.
as a deduction the amount of contributy.,
made during the taxable year to noflpm
organizations, whether permanent or Wv,
poraiy, for use by such Organizations is
viding services to th
e communities i
n
they operate.
"(1) $200 per organizatlan.-..
shall be allowed under subsection (a) &,
contributions made during the taxa
to env `.r
a izafi
o
i_ ~._ _
g
o
nly
"(2) `y Certain contributions except
"(A) is allowable as a deduction tuft
section 162 (relating to trade or buslaft
"(B) is a charitable contribution,:("
..
services provided by the donee or by TORZO
of which the donor is entitled to receive rum
services." . ,;-
(b) The table of sections for such part-vt
is amended by adding at the end thereon a*
"Sec. 189. Contributions to comnnui y'
(c) The amendments made by this sect)
shall apply to taxable years ending after ibis
date of the enactment of this Act, but Daly
By Mr. MAGNUSON (for himself
Mr. COTTON. Mr. HOLLINCS, Mn
PASTORE, Mr. STEVENS, and Mn
JACKSON) :
S. 1988. A bill to extend on an interim
basis the jurisdiction of the United States
over certain ocean areas and fish In of
der to protect the domestic fishing in.
know, I have long been a supporter of_ii
strong and healthy domestic fishing ins;
dustry. The Commerce Committee, which
I have the privilege to chair, has bees
the architect over the past several years
of a number of important pieces of Iegis.
lation designed to breathe some life into
our declining fishing industry. Senate
Concurrent Resolution 11, which recently';
passed the Senate without a single d1s
senting vote and which, when adopted bf`:
the House, would express a national pol-icy in support of the domestic fishing'
.
industry, is the most recent example of
the committee's deep concern about tlit
future of America's fishermen and Clio'
resources they seek to catch.
In discussing Senate Concurrent Reso
lution 11, many members of the cou":
mittee, including myself, raised and de-~?;
bated the dual questions of whether eS~;
fective and timely steps were being taxev
internationally to reduce fishing pres?
sure on the threatened stocks of fish and .
whether international arrangements had,
to date, advanced the cause of rationsi`
fishery management and conservatioIi .
The consensus was that it had not been
done, on both questions. Consequently'
an amendment was adopted emphasizinZ
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ccd ZCNAF. (b) it is the purpose of this Act, as an
willingness to discuss and, if necessary,
Otis interim measure, to- exend the contiguous
otit legislate interim measures designed to He went on to say- fisheries zone of the United States and cer-
protect our living ocean resources prior The precarious state of certain resources taro authority over anadromous fish of the
to effective international agreement in in the Northwest Atlantic calls for immedi- United States In order to provide proper
con- the Law of the Sea negotiations now un- ate restraint and enlightened conduct by all nervation management for such zone anti
Mr. President, I believe that the time is Mr. President, I find I can no longer dustry until general agreement is rcachecl
p t
fen
the
ons h of
i
'
s
deration r
now ripe for the Senate
s cons
be-silent on this imoprtant issue. Since Sea with ith resespeecct to the e sizze of such z zo onees and
for Sea an interim measure. Today, I intro-
ear I am a congressional adviser to the U.S. authority over such fish, and until an ef-
;he, duce for appropriate reference a bill to delegation attending the preliminary do- fective international regulatory regime comes
extend, on an interim basis only,. the liberations on a new Law of the Sea into full force and effect.
U.S. contiguous fishery zone from 12 to Treaty in the United Nations Seabeds EXTENSION OF CONTIGUOUS FISHERMS ZONE
200 nautical miles from our coast. The ComTy itteP there was some hesitation on q- z P.,+i ,, 2 of th
A
t
_ titl
e
c
e
ed
measure of consensus on the many is_ .._.._ -11- . serum 1,?. ... 1
boundary. " and nd inserting lieu thereof one
ne
origin. suns before the Seabe s Co ittee ,ri .
h
fi
h
s
tinnd ha"
e
s
er
s
xr actively supported a bill to create a 9- ``u.,11s o lueos. A, - point In the gluier boundary. mile contiguous zone which became law ing been involved in the previous two EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION OVEE ANADROMOUS
T_n.., of th
Ginn Confe
ences T n cn,r'
e
r
that even in the event of early agree- SEc. 4. (a) The United States hereby ex-
been extremely helpful to both our At-
not been enough. I said then that it would ""`""' " "" ""` -11 w"" """ ` ` .11- .. ...,., , "..0 1.1 -- ,,, - 11,c
extent
i
United States
exercises
eful that a years after signature by the parties. With same
it be enough but I was ho
as
p
Jurisdiction
over
fh
is ns territorial waters
it
130 nations involved, the potential for j
viable con nervation regime might
delay is inherently high. T would he will. and contiguous fisheries zone except that-
R
e
and
as
--
grettaiaty, this has not occurred. Many "'6i
extend to the territorial waters or fishery
foreign fishing nations still hunt fish, ern concerned with the oceans would be, zone of another country; and
when we should all be joining together to to allow this debate and consideration '-(2) sixty days after written notice to the
farm them. Warnings of continued de- to continue for as many years as neces- President of the Senate and the Speaker of
pletion from our fishery scientists are salt' to achieve the best possible agree- the House of Representatives of intent to do
now more frequent and are cast in more ment with a hope that the agreed con- so, the Secretary of the Treasury may autho
ventions might stand for years to come. rise a vessel other than a vessel of the Unitea
urgent tones, but are still ignored by for- States to engage However, other considerations, to which in fishing for such fish in
sign nations fishing near our shores The
areas to which the United States h
.as ex-
statistics alluded earlier, make. protracted delay
statistics which I am including with this t 1 bl d d d _ tended Jurisdiction pursuant to this section
n
e
ous
g
r
statement describe better than I can this. m o era e, In ee a
. upon determining, after consultation with
dangerous trend of overfishing. I ask unaimous consent to print the the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
While the world is debating conserva- bill at this point in the RECORD together Commerce, that such fishing would not re
tion, management, and perhaps upper- with some additional information on this suit in depletion of such fish beyond the
most, who gets the fish, a number of our question which I am submitting. level necessary for proper conservation pur-
poses.
own adjacent resources are going the There being no objection, the bill and (b) As used in this Act the tern, "an-
way of the California sardine. Although material was ordered to be printed in the, adromous fish" means all living resources
we hear cited most often as an. example RECORD, as follows: originating in inland waters of the United
of Pacific Ocean perch off Oregon and S. 1988 States and migrating to and from waters
Washington and the haddock of the outside the territorial waters and contiguous
Be it enacted by the Senate and House fisheries zone of the United States.
Northwest Atlantic, National Marine of Representative of the United States of
Fisheries Service scientists and interna- . America in congress assembled, That this- .PROMOTION OF PURPOSES OF ACT DY TREATIES
tional scientific bodies concerned with Act may be cited-as the "Interim Fisheries AND AGREEIiIENTS -
j fisheries management have for biol-ai- Zone Extension and Management Act of SEC. 5. The Secretary of State shall-
source or the livelihood of the U.S. fisher- United States to take interim action to pro- countries have jurisdiction through measures
1973." (1) initiate negotiations as soon as possi-
Cal reasons, recommended reduced levels ble with all foreign governments which are
of exploitation of a number of high value FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE engaged In, or which have persons or corn-
species such as Atlantic herring, yellow- SEc. 2(a) The Congress finds- panics engaged in commercial fishing opera.
tail flounder, cod, Pacific halibut, Bering (1) that valuable coastal and anadromous itons for fish protectd by this Act, for the
Sea groundfish and Atlantic maekeral, species of fish and marine life off the shores purpose of entering into treaties or agree-
While we are discussing an orderly man- of the United States are in danger of being meats with such countries to carry out the
agement and harvest regime at the seriously depleted, and in some cases, of policies and provisions of this Act;
United Nations, massive foreign fishing becoming extinct; (2) review and, if necessary, initiate the
fleets, utilizing the "pulse fishing" tech- (2) that stocks of coastal and anadromous amendment of treaties, . conventions, and
fleets, are decimating our offshore re- species within the nine-mile contiguous zone agreements to which the United States is a
and three-mile, territorial sea of the United party in order to make such treaties, eon-
sources. States are being seriously depleted by for- ventions, and agreements consistent with the
This week the U.S. delegation at meet- eign fishing efforts beyond the existing policies and provisions of this Act;
ings in Copenhagen of the International twelve-mile fisheries zone near the coastline (3) seek treaties or agreements with ap-.
Commission for the Northwest Atlantic of the United States; propriate contiguous foreign countries on the
P'ish (3) that international negotiations have boundaries between the waters adjacent to
cries-ZCNAF-are fighting a con- the United States and waters adjacent to
far proved incapable of obtaining timely
tinning battle for our resources which Agreement on the protection and conserva- such foreign countries for the purpose of
has been a losing one for far too long a tion of threatened species of fish and marine rational utilization and conservation of the
time. Because of his concern, Secretary life; , resources covered by this Act and otherwise
of Commerce Frederick Dent, on the eve (4) that there 1s further danger of irrever- administering this Act; and
of these meetings, has gone to the point sible depletion before efforts to achieve an (4) seek treaties or agreements with oppro-
of threatening U.S. withdrawal from international agreement on jurisdiction over priate foreign countries to provide for the
ICNAF if something 'is not done soon coastal and anadromous fisheries result in an rational use and conservation of-
about overfishing: operative a reement? and (a) coastal fish common both to waters
We cannot cd~~ rP 0FiQ~t l~i i~E 20p1/Q 7 is~yl~ l i7oR(}pogo p pee nited States has jurisdic-
d ee s over which such foreign
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which will make possible development of the
maximum yields from such fish;
(b) anadrornous fish spending some part
of their life cycles in waters over which such
foreign countries have jurisdiction through
measures which restrict high seas harvesting
and make available to the fishermen of such
foreign countries an equitable share of such
anadromous fish which are found in their
territ:orlal waters;
(c) fish originating in the high seas
through strengthening existing or, where
needed, creating new international con-
servation organizations; and
(d) coastal fish in waters over which
other countries have jurisdiction through
measures which make possible the harvest-
ing by United States fishermen of an ap-
propriate share of such fish not being har-
vested by the coastal country, under users'
fees, licenses and regulations which are non-
discriminatory and' non-punitive and take
United States traditional fishing into
account. -
RESEARCII .
Sec. 6. The Secretary of Commerce is au-
thorized to promote the conservation of fish
originating in the United States territorial
sea and contiguous fisheries zone and anad-
romous fish by carrying out such research,
or providing financial assistance to public
or private agencies, institutions, or persons
to carry out research, as may be necessary.
REGULATIONS
SEC. 7. There are authorized to be promul-
gated such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Act, but
the sums appropriated for any fiscal year
shall not exceed $1,000,000.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 9. The provisions of this Act shall be-
come effective on the date of enactment of
this Act, except that the provisions of Sec-
tions 3 and 4 shall become effective after
90 days following such date or enactment.
TERMINATION DATE
SEC. 10. This Act shall cease to be in ef-
fect on the date the Law of the Sea Treaty
or Treaties now being developed regarding
Stern -
Year trawlers Trawlers I Longline
Gillnet
1952 --------------
57
1953_---_.?------...---?--------------??-
lOs
1954-----
9 205
1955 ... _
El ...................... 247
1956-----
13
------------------
---
447
1957--?-
13
-
.....................
.
405
1958-----
20
------------------
?--
460
1959-----
44
----------------?----
460
1950-----
125-135
-----------------?---- -
410
1961.....
125-135
......................
410
1962 1962_..__
149
2 37
369
fisheries jurisdiction and conservation shall
enter into force. -
SEC. 11. Nothing contained in this Act
shall be construed to abrogate any treaty
or convention to which the United States
is a party on the date of the enactment of
this Act. - -
III.vTORY or INCREASE OF FOREIG V FISHING
OFF THE UNITED STATSS COASTS t
During the last decade, foreign fishing off
the coasts of the U.S., primarily by U.S.S.R.
and Japan, has expanded rapidly.
PACIFIC COAST
From the late 1950's Japan and the Soviet
Union have conducted extensive factoryship
fishing operations in the Bering Sea and the
Gulf of Alaska. In the late 1960's, the fleets
extended their fishing operations southward
to waters off Oregon and Washington. In 1972,
vessels of Japan, the Soviet Union, and the
Republic of Korea fished oft the.U.S. Pacific
coast. The greatest activity was on the Con-
tinental Shelf in the eastern Bering Sea.
Japan began fishing in the eastern Bering
Sea in 1930 for king crab. World War II tem-
porarily haltted this activity until 1952 when
the Japanese began to fish salmon on the
high seas west of 1751W. longitude. They be-
gan fishing in the eastern Bering Sea in 1953.
In 1962, they extended operations to the Gulf
of Alaska, and further southward in the late,
1960's. It is estimated that in 1971 the Japa-
nese landed approximately 2.0 million metric
tons of fish, primarily pollock, from waters
adjacent to the Pacific coast of the United
States.
The Soviet Union began a limited fishery in
the late 1950's. By 1961, over 150 Soviet ves-
sels were observed by NMFS enforcement
agents in the Bering Sea. In 1962, the Soviets
expanded their operations to the Gulf of
Alaska, and in 1966 to waters off the Pacific
Northwest where they fish primarily Pacific
hake. In 1971, the Soviet catch from waters
" Source: National Marine Fisheries Serv-
ice, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
TABLE 1.-JAPANESE FISHING VESSELS OFF ALASKA, 1952-72
Crab
catchers
adjacent to the Pacific Coast of the United
States was 600,000 metric tons.
The South Koreans began fishing in the
eastern Bering Sea in 1963. Their activity
has been minimal so far; only up to a dozen
vessels have been deployed in the Bering Sea.
In 1973, a Korean longliner was observed for
the first time in the Gulf of Alaska fishing
blackcod.
Table 1 lists the numbers of Japanese ves-
sels f shing off Alaska by types of vessels from
1952-1972 and table 2 shows the estimated
number of Soviet vessels fishing off Alaska.
The number of foreign fishery vessels off
Alaska in 1972 ranged from 04 to a peak of
504; smaller foreign fleets, numbering up to
64 vessels engaged in fisheries off the Pacific
Northwest (see table 3). .
ATLANTIC COAST
In 1961, a Soviet fishing fleet entered the
fisheries on Georges Bank off the New Eng-
land coast. The Soviet Union has since main-
tained large, highly modernized fishing flects
operating off the New England coast and, at
times, along the raid-Atlantic coast as far
south as Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. In
addition to the Soviet Union, Canada, Spain,
the Federal Republic of Germany, Poland,
Bulgaria. Romania, East Germany, . Japan,
Italy, and a few other nations now fish the
waters off the east coast of the United States.
In 1972, the number of foreign fishery ves-
sels sighted monthly ranged from 145 to a
peak of 329 (see table 3). The largest number
of vessels is from the U.S.S.R. and Eastern
European countries (see table 4). Less than
30 percent of the foreign vessels come from
Western European countries and Japan.
The fisheries catch of foreign fleets, oper-
ating from Maine to Cape Hatteras, amounted
to 960,000 metric tons in 1971. This quantity
was about equal to the total catch by the
United States fishermen in that same area.
In the Gulf of Mexico, foreign fishing Is
limited. The Japanese fish tunas with long-
lines, while the Cubans trawl for snappers,
groupers and other demersal species. The
most Intense foreign fishing in the Gulf of
Mexico takes place during the spring and
summer months (see table 3). -
Whale
killers -
Stern
trawlers
Trawlers I
Longline
Gillnet
catchers
killers
Total
4
61
1963____.
85
3
115
369
9
21
599
4
109
1964-----
155
9 -.
14
379
12
21
590
10
224
1965.?---
116
8
12
369
10
25
540
14
367
1966 .....
117
26
18
370
10
28
569
is
475
1967
128
71
23
370
10
33
627
17
435
1968_____
130
133
22
.375
29
29
719
.15
495
1969 -----
98
118 -
37
399
46
26
724
15
- 519
1970 .....
107
99
32
399
43
10
690
15
600-615
1971 -----
110
114
28
385
52
27 -
716
IS
600-615
1972.....
148
137
26
3501
42
27
730
21
597,
I Includes side trawlers, pair trawlers, and Danish seiners.
TABLE 2-ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SOVIET FISHERY VESSELS OFF ALASKA, BY MONTH; 1963 TO 1972
Mouth
January ..............
119
155.
163
151
160
109
120
15G
184
145
February ......... ...-
186
160
181 .
204
170
116
160
198
191
171
March ..............
155
188
194
- 246
180
110
163
178
195
100
April........` .......
172
221
205
165
130
82
94
108
171
134
May ................
186
207
212
154
90
34
51
61
113
37
June________________
200
200
216
102
80
28
22
-19
32
24
July ................
211
99
182
30
75
23
15
14
23
30
August . :...........
157
76
178
44
60
27
13
12
24
35
September ----------
75
55
169
36
40
33
17
17
39
25
October ..............
44
40
128
20
25
29
12
17
40
27
November...........
4
44
105
23
20
33
22
31
57
27
December...........
57
97
121
75
GO
72
99
119
123
59
Total.......... 1, 56G
1,532
2,054 1,
250
1,090
696
788
930
1".292 ,
884
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TABLE 3.-.FOREIGN FISHING AND -Si2RY SUPPORT VESSELS SIGHTED DURING 1972 OFF THE U.S. COASTS, BY MONTH AND AREA OF OPERATIONS
S 11011
Pacific
North-
Month Alaska west California
Of of Atlantic
Ne.uce coast Hawaii Total I . Month
nuary........... 235 ........... 1 2
February.......... 257 1 1 3
h4^.ich............. 334 1 .......... 12
April .............. 296. 1 2 17
May______________ 401 31 8 21
i110 ............ . 445 50 .......... .t0
July .............. 504 64 3 18
258 496
291 553
306 .......... 653
329.__._.__-,_ 645
267 ........... 728
236 .......... 771
August..._..._.___
September....,....
October...........
November.........
December.........
Area of operations
Pacific -
North- Gulf of Atlantic
Alaska west California
Total
2,12 .......... 560
300 6 620
278 .......... . 433
145 .- 257
173 _......... 300
265 42 1 10
270 .41 3 ________?_
123 29 2 1
94 15 3 ..........
126 .......... 1 ..........
124 3,012 6 6,792
Note: Monthly sighting exclude duplicate sightings: ,eariy total includes duplicate sightings. Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
TAKE t -FOREIGN FISHERY VESSELS, SIGHTED OFF U.S. ATLANTIC COAST DURING 1972
Month
January February March April May June July
Soviet Union ......... .... 167 188 190 ? 209 201 - 166 143 135 141 133 101 87 . 1,861
Poland.............. __. ...............:....... 43 49 . 63 65 33 33 11 26 55 51 30 31 455
East Germany---------------------------------- 21 18 27 27 11 . 22 16 30 43 50 10 10 209
Eulgaria ................................. ..... 9 8 81 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 5 . 71
Fnmarea-,.__.:. ?' 1 3 3 .................... 2 4 5
13
Cuba ........................................................................................... 1 .......... 1 1 ..--??---...----.............. - 3
Subtotal 1- -:., _- 240 263 289 311 260 223 175 199 255 242 144 . 141 2,747
West Germany .... --?..-------------------------------6.__-?^........................................... 3 14 14 14 --- 1 7 48
Sp.uin ....................--..-.._._..:i..--?- ' 11 17 8 5 3 2 2 18 8 1 .... .._,__
_.._ 8 84
Japan ............................. :_:...__... 5 .10 7 6 ....... 17 OS
6 7 10 15 12 ..._,_
y_..-?-.-- _..............??.......... 1 1 .......... ............. '---...-........._.......----?--._..._...__........._,.__.._.__._.._. 7
Notorway--? ....................................................... 2 .,..........--?--?-............--?---_...._.v------._:.. 2
Greece __...-?--------------------- ?_-_-_,_:.?-,_..,.,,._,.,::............ 2- 1 ...............,.._._..._:.:? 3
Denmark ...............-,_.,,-.._.-???????_?___,----..:_.._:. ...-.,..--?,-.-_-.... 3 ........_._.___._...?----??-...-?--?----._._...--?--._._......,._._.._ 3
France -.-?---.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?--??-? 1 2 3
Other ........_.t ..............................................?----_-----?,__-,---.-__-_-----_-?---???????????-- ^__--??--??-??^ ---?----`-----???-??-?.......... ?.........
Subtotal 2 .............................. 18 28 17 . 13 7 8 12 42 38 29 1 32 245
-------------
Grand total, by month ..................... 258 291 306 324 267 236 187 241 ,293 271 145 ,273 2,992
Source: National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; U.S. Department of Commerce. ^V i`
Foreign fishing fleets off the U.S. Atlantic
Coast numbered 312 vessels in March 1973,.
or more than in March 1972 or in March 1971,
when 306 and 258 foreign vessels were sighted,
respectively. These totals include both fish-
ing and support vessels.
The Soviet Union had exactly the 'same
number of vessels (390) in March 1972 and
1973. To compare the numbers alone, how-
ever, can be misleading: in March 1972, a
total of 130 Soviet fishing vessels were me-
dilun trawlers and 39 stern factory trawlers.
However, in March 1973, the Soviets deployed
only 52 medium trawlers, but operated 120
stern factory trawlers, Since the catches of
a large Soviet stern factory trawler are on the
average about G times greater than those of
a medium side trawler, the total Soviet effort
in March 1973 was considerably greater.
Poland and East Germany operated fewer
vessels, 58 compared to 90 in March 1972.
Spain and Japan greatly increased their
effort, deploying a total of 40 vessels as com-
pared to 15 in March 1972. Both countries
are also rapidly increasing the number of
stern factory trawlers (9 stern trawlers in
March 1072 versus 28 stern trawlers in March
1973).
Italy, which had no vessels fishing off New
England in March 1972, deployed 6 stern
trawlers and one side trawler in March 1973.
Total by
August September October November December country
The above data (see table 5 for details)
indicates that despite the poor couclition of
certain fishery stocks in the Northwest At-
lantic off the U.S. coast, foreign fishing ef-
fort continues to be extremely heavy. Utiliz-
ing the estimate that a stern trawler catches
about 6 times as many fish as a side trawler
during the same period of time, then the for-
eign fishing effort as measured in numbers of
vessels in March 1973 can be said to have been
about 70 percent greater than In March 1972.
(This assumes, of course that the surveillance
was equally'eiricient in both years and the
foreign fleets fished the same type of gear
and same amount of time),
(By: M. A. Kravanja).
Nationality
March 1973 'March 1972
Stern Medium Stern Medium
hunt_----- 120 52 39 13G
Pcl,sh__--___-__- . 17 16 23 37
German 9 $ 10 15
............. . 8 ............
-
.P.unbinian... ..
Total ............................ Go 76 81 188
In ac L
172 percent greater than in March 1972.
Stern Medium Stern, Medium
Italian-- 6 1 --?-_____
Other ...... ........ ......................
?._..._.....
Total ........ _................... 35 13 9 6
Grand total---------------------- 195 89 -- - 90194
Estimated llshingulfort in units of medium
trawlers ............................. 1,170 . 89 540 394
Total.._ ......................... 11,259 734
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January-?--...-?--...??------?--._....
ebrua -?-???-???......-?------??.. ??--??--
FApril ............... .......................... ...... ........
Note: Monthly sighting exclude duplicate sightings; yearly total includes duplicate sightings.
Pacific Gulf of Atlantic
Month Alaska Northwest California Mexico coast Hawaii Total
January........... 235 ---------- 1 2 258 ---------- 496
February -------- -- 257 1 1 3 291 ---------- 553
March ............. 33'4 1 ---------- 12 306 ---------- 653
April ------------- 296 1 . 2 '17 329 ---------- 645
May______________ 401 31 8 21 267 ---------- 728
June .............. 445 50 ---------- 40 236 ---------- 771.
July .............. 504 64 3 18 187 ---------- 776
123 ---------- - 378
259 ---------- 515
253 -------- 633
288 ---------- 672
310 ---------- 760
185 ---------- 734
126 ---------- 816
1 IO 242
3 ---------- 300 6
2 1 .278 ----------
3 ---------- 145 ----------
I ---------- 173
25 124 3,012 6
Note: Monthly sightings exclude duplicate sightings; yearly total includes duplicate sightings.
TABLE 8.-FOREIGN FISHING AND FISHERY SUPPORT VESSELS SIGHTED DURING 1971 OFF TUE U.S. COASTS, BY MONTH AND AREA OF OPERATIONS
Pacific
North. Call- Gulf of Atlantic
Month Alaska west fornia Mexico coast
January----------- 248 .................... 7
February---------- 247 -------------------- . 9
March_____________ -364 2 .......... 9
April .............. 346 11 2 25
May_------------- 372 57 3 18
June-------------- 413 70 1 . 65
July--------------- 549 .81 1 61
172.
173
323,
336
Alaska Northwest California Mexico ' coast Hawaii Total
August............ 265 42
September..-.-.-.. 270 41
October. ------- ._- 123 29
November---_----- 94 15
December --------- 126 ------
Yearly total.- 3, 350 275
Alaska
Pacific
North-
west
August -------------
237
- 64 4
September---------
238
82 4
October...........
107
39 8
November .... -....
124
10 2
December---------
176
1 2
27
. 219 2,803 ---------- 6,887
Note: Monthly sighting exclude duplicate sightings; yearly total includes duplicate sightings. .
TABLE 9.-JAPAN: BERING SEA TRAWL CATCH, BY SPECIES, TYPES OF FISHERIES, AND NUMBER OF VESSELS; 1969-71.
2 1 ..............
2 ..............
4
3 1 1
1 25 3
coast Hawaii Tobrl
193 -------------- - 373
224 399
312 ........ ...... 6;n
280 .............. 64,
TABLE 7.-FOREIGN FISHING AND FISHERY SUPPORT VESSELS SIGHTED DURING 1972 OFF THE U.S. COASTS, BY MONTH AND AREA OF OPERATIONS
Motherships Trawlers Alaska pollock
Motherships:
1971--------------------------- 12
1970. .......................... / 11
1969 ...................... 12
Independents:
1971------------- ?............................
1970------------.. ............................
1969 ...................................?
Lo ngl i ne/gill nets:
1971 -----------...----------------------------
1970-----------------------.- -----------
1969...........................................
Total, Bering Sea:
1971---------?---------------- 12
1970 ------ .................... 11
1969 ........................... 12
12 241 ---------- 553
7 277 ---------- 608
1 271 ---------- 426
5 218 ---------- 359
---------- 247 ---------- 426
Flatfish Cod . Sablefish Rockfish. . Herring
155 1, 079,148 130,323 18, 761 . 2,828 4, 427 9, 083
137 1, 030, 826 89, 495 46, 736 3,114 2,126 9, 392
172 667, 730 106, 221 38,777 3,520 11,614 11, 615
42 432,696 31,035 15,962 8,743 69,354 9,585
42 235, 540 ? 17, 764 16,839 8,042 68,9`11 17, 829
42 199,983 12,141 11,332 10,006 85,066 23,035
22 -- --.......:.. 23,428
22 --------------- 27,643 --------?--?.-...---
21 . 19,992 ---------------
219 1,511,844 161,358 34,723
201 1,266,366 107, 259 63, 575
235 867713 118, 362 50,. 109
5, 426. 1,249,906
2,649 1,184, 438
5,135 844,613
12,576 579,951
36, 180 . 401,135
14,943 360,506
3,731 27,159
2,337 30,030
302 20, 294
34,999 73,781 18,668 21,733 1,857, 106
38,799 71, 167 27, 221 41,216 1, 615, 603
33518 100, 680 34, 650 20, 381 1,225,413
Source: Suisan Tsushin, June 12, 1972.
TABLE 10.-SOVIET FISHERY CATCH OFF CONTINENTAL U.S. COASTS AS PERCENT OF TOTAL SOVIET MARINE CATCH, 1966-73
[In thousand metric tons)
Snviut Percent Percent Percent
marine of total of total of total
Year catch r Catch catch Catch catch Catch .. catch
1961 ------------ 4,079.3 367.7 9.0 623.6 15.3 991.3 24.3
1955------------ 4,623.0 551.4 11.9 685.4 14.8 1,236.8 26.8
1966............ 4,924.0 624. 5 12.7 . 455.0 9.2 1,079.5 21.9
1967............ 5,315.7 338.9 6.4 476.7 9.0 815.6 15.3
1963------- ..... 5,667.1 341.5 6.0. 329.7 ' 5.8 671.2 ?11.8
Continental U.S.
Atlantic coast Pacific coast coasts
Year
1969 ............ 6,092.5 492.4 8:1 408.2 6.7 900.6 14.8
1970 ------------ 6,824.5 268.5 3.9 584.1 8.6 852.6 12.5
1971............ 6, 849. 2 205.7 5.9 602.8 8.8 1,009.5 14. 7
1972---- ........ - NA 7489.0 NA NA NA NA NA
1973------------ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Atlantic coast Pacific coast coasts
Total
Sovirt Percent Percent Percent
marine of total of total of total
catch r Catch catch Catch catch Catch catch
560
433
257
300
r Exclusive of freshwater spacial includes carps, other freshwater species, sturgeons and river Sources: FAO Yearbooks of Fishery Statistics. For Atlantic coast: ICNAF Statistical Bulletins;
efts, and marine mammals. . for Pacific coast: data supplied at U.S.-U.S.S.R. scientific exchanges.
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TABLE 11.-SOVIET FISHERIES CATCH FROM WATERS ADJACENT TO U.S. PACIFIC COAST, BY SPECIES; 1971
Ilia metric tons
Off Alaska
Easlern Off Aleutian
Bering Sea Islands
119,470 119,470
Flatfrh ---?----?--------------------------------------- 17,460 17,460 --------?-----
-?----?----....----?----?---------?--=-- 3000
Ilalibutand turbot ---------------------------------- 2,830 -- .170 ---------------------------?
000
SaHlefish------ 23, 23,, 3, 000
219,840
Pollock -------------------------------------------- 219,840. 7,190
-?
---?
Facdic Ocean perch -------------------------------------------- -- ...................... ------ 2 146, 726 ---?--?-------
Hake---- . _.__ ..................... ...........?--- -._.__-___ ._ _ -----?--?- 21,,6
600 8,100 29,700 2,462 ..............
P.ackfishes 3__---- .....__-
_-_--------??----- 24,857 5,510 879 140 31,386
-"
0.her. .- -. ----- ---?--__.---
Total, fish --------------------------------- 407,457 12,670 22,479 8,240 451,046 151,726 _____._.. 602,774
-
6,008
__0
States duty a is instituteforic meeting, and Oceanography, nography, Vladivostok (as. submitted t
Fish + tin catches were reported off California by the Soviets, although their vessels fished all that United Source:
State throughout 1971.
i
a.
r Probably includes catches off Californ
I Probably mostly Pacific ocean perch.
TABLE 12.-FOREIGN
United
Total United states as
foreign States percent of
a catch catch foreign
pro metric tons]
Species I Communist
1lackeiel---------- _------ _ 342, 468
Herring ------------------- 195,736
Sdrerhake__-------------- 91,435
Red hake--------------- 36,319
814
S`.ell`ish ---
~Lwile_________________?_ 23,027
Squid --------------------- 6,228
Ccd ------------?'-------- 1 542
Saarks-.--'--__-':_'-`_--- 10,832
Pcllock ------------------- a 013
rrkentine............. ____
6utterfish .................
,411 P.s.__..-?--.-'-_-.____
Ish --------------_----
C____- ___________________________________'______-__,______________-___________ 5,
Herrin-_--- 38 (~n F3
err.4?--------------*,a~ r. u :fcx:R~r "2Q4 1fl~1 - jA--RlP 67 ~t~" 90050fl4 F---------- `8 N, 8 110,306 74 .........
zl
Mackerel___________________________________________ 32,093 15,811 59,074 32,070 23,523 10,920 68,754 127,828 137,370 93 54
Atlantic saury....................................... 2,144 .......... 2,144 ........................................ ........._ 2,144 2.144 iM
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5-1-6 as percens
ICNAF Subarea 5 ICNAF Subarea 6 South Total Total percent total off
of Cape off U.S. ICNAF total United
Species SY 52e 5Zw Total t GA 68 6C Total i Hatteras coast (L-6) ICNAF States
..
Bulterh .................
.. .......................... 61 232 400 72 14 __________ 86 _____.... 486 416 100 18
Si?~efi;h___________________..__...___.__.__.._..__________.___..._._.____._.__._.__ 1 1 1 .......... 1G 16 100 100
Tuna=---------------------------------------- - ???r----?--?-------?-?-???-?-----?-----?? ..........................................
0
A'e?wife___.._-___.._______.._______________?-??---- 389 7,326 9,014 1,047 420 803 2,275 ---------- .It,289 11,2?9 100 20
Ar;cnhne 7 1, 738 21 1,893 -- 1, 893 5,535 34 -------
?..
------ ?-?-?-
Caralin-----------------___-_---?--?--?-----?_______-_--?------------------
----------------------------- ------------- --------------------------------
pa
-
---
-
------------------------
2,556 2,243
Shat05__..........................................
o lash n.s -------------------------------- 3 4,829 1,910
57vid------------------------------------------ ?-- 4,143 544
M1talluscsa.. NA NA - NA
Total (added)___-------------------- 63 173,380 66,431
Total (ICNAF)_..____________________ 63 173,380 66,431
5,000 --------------------------------------------------
a. 691 2,206 1,054 461 3,731 __________
5,659 363 114 ........... 479 ...........
814 --------------------------------------------------
5, uuu ZZ, b/3 ZZ ----------
12,422 32,691 38 30
G, 138 13,364 46 8
814 814 100 100
292,708 62,784 32,339 14,425 113,945 ---------- 406,668 1,016,139 ____________________
292,754 62,784 32,339 14,425 113,960 ---------- 406,714 1;016,185 40 30
I includes, according to source, 52.950 tons.of fish caught in unknown divisions of subarea 5
(h '.'Over, subtraction of the sum of the totals of division 5Y, 5Ze and 5Zw from the total of subarea
5 amounts to 52,880 tons).
2 Includes, according to source, 4,412 tons of fish caught in unknown divisions of subarea 6
(270 tons of silver hake, 10 tons of yellowtail flounder, 195 tons of red hake, 1,670 tons of herring,
14 tons of bluefish, 2,241 tons of mackerel, 10 tons of other fish, and 2 tons of squid).
Source: ICNAF Statistical Bulletin, vol. 21, 1971.
TABLE 16-SOVIET, EAST EUROPEAN AND CUBAN FISHERIES CATCH OFF ATLANTIC COAST, 1971
tin metric tonal
ICNAF Subarea 5 ICNAF Subarea 6 of South
Cape Total, off
5Y 5Ze 5Zw Total 6A 6B 6C Total Hatteras U.S. coast
Cod------------------ c__---------------------- 1,208 81 1,441 75 24 2 I01 .............. 1,542
Flat!dock. 521 53 603 .... 603
P.eelfish-----?---------------------_ 1 - 3,296 17 3.494 --???-------??^?------ ------------------------------------------ - 3,494
Halibut_____________ __.--_______?_-___________?______-_??_---_______-.-_____?_?-__--______-__:_-_____-___?____-_______-_--____?_________-___?__-______?__-
Silverhake________________....__..._ 53 53,973 11,574 83,699 5,339 1,765 362 7,7 -------------- 91,435
American lilaice------------------------------------ 388 252 840 ______----------_-----------------------------__-_-_________-_-_______ 840
Greenland halibut-------------------------------- 22 ........... -- 22 ----??--------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Saunter flounder---------------------------------- - 227 326 843 G1 _:------ ______..._^ 61 _____________. 904
Winlerflounder ________-___--_---__- 793 707 946 112 114 -__- 2,060
Witch-._._?_?_-________------------------------ 903 1,100 2,114 114 2 8 124 ___-_____--_-_ 2,838
yolowtail~ ............. -.... -_------ 663 308 1,055 923 21 ______________ 954 -------------- 2,010
Angler -_-'--?--?-_? ...............?-?-------? 1,830 838 3,644 --- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3,544
Potluck------------------------------ 4,761 2,291 17 7,127 886 ---------------------------- 886 ----- -------- 8,013
Ocean Pout ----------------- ---_..?------------- 900 2,315 3,553 188 ---------------------------- 188 -------------- 3,741
Red hake ....................................... __ 5.852 11,577 26,816 9,224 81 3 9,503 -------------- 36,319
Grenadier ................... ----------- -..................................................................................................
Sculpin_......................... --------?------ 44.3 422 1,095 358 85 .............. 443 .............. 1,538
Saup___-?-------.................... :.-...... '.... - 74 148 276 282 460 31 773 .............. 1,049
Snarobin ------------------......------------?----- ^ --- ................ . 348 239 205 792 -------------- 792
White hake ------ -............. _............ "--?----...._ .-???_................................................... -...........................................................
Willfish .......................?..-.--?.._..._...___-...._-_?__-._._-_-----.-.._-..-_-..-_--....---?_-_.--?_-----------------?------?----------------?--_._._--?-??-._-.-._-?--
Ground fish, n.s?--------...... -??---------------? 57 14 71 36 " 21 _---------- _ 57 --- 128
Herring___________________________ 2,257 138,418 9,740 155,238 21,811 14,029 2,988 40,498 .............. 195,736
Mackerel ......................... _-._ 72 63,936 38,219 113,397 96,800 116,117 13,913 229,071 -------------- 342,468
Atlantic saury -?----- ?----------- 2,144 .. 2,144 ---------------------- ------------------- 2,144
Dutlerfish----`----'.?..--.--'.---_--?.._......... 62 232 401 81 30 ______________ 111 -------------- 512
Bluefish ----------------------------?'--6 6 2 1 2 -------------- 23
Tunas ................... ..........??------.'--- 2 2 ---------------------------------------------_------------------------ 2
Alewife ...................... - 2,825 9,489 13,6111 3,730 3,296 2,388. 9,414 -------------- 23,027
...... 7 1,740 21 1,805 _'.____^_____.__._
Ara
entire
..
-------------------------------------------------- 1,895
,
..............
....
Capelin--...... ................................... -=.---------------------------------- ---^------------- --------....-^ --?---?-------o---___`--^----------
4 10 161 195 128 364 67 559 ??---..._..---
Do;fish
.............................
Sharks ....................... :........... ?------- 3,126 4,594 7,835 1,877 1,104 16 2,997'?????_-_._____
^ 243 5,003 215 ------------------- -------- 215 ----?-------
0fish, n.s .......................... 27 15,854 3,681
Squid -------?------------------------------------ - 4,228 544
Shell lash-------------- '-------------------------
21, 511 6,771 8,201 974 15,956 __.___..-
5,739 373 114 ______________ 489 _____-_-___-._
814 ........................................ -=-- -----?-
10,832
5, 213
37, 467
6,228
814
Total (added) ................. 7,182 - 303,351 98,666 467,033 149,734 145,955 20,958 321,044 _.__..._-....__ 788,092
Total (ICNAF)............... - 7, 182 308, 374 98, 674 467, 110 149, 787 145, 955 20,958 321, 112 -------------- 788,222
TABU: 17.-U.S. PERCENTAGE of ATLANTIC Cries Service (NMFS) surveillance patrols,
CATCH conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Coast
In 1960, the U.S. was taking 93+% of its Guard, remained stable at about 640 vessels,
onshore resources, with the remainder being the same as inMarch 1973. Table 1 shows the
taken by Canada, detailed composition of foreign fleets- by
In 1971, the U.S. was taking only about country and vessel type.
50' , of the total catch, The largest concentration of foreign ves-
Georges Bank: 1960, U.S. took 100%; 1970, sels In April was off Alael:a, where their num-
U.S. toot; 15% her continued to increase, but only slightly
Southern Now England: 1960, U.S. took (from 323 vessels in March to 336 In April).
100 ; 1970, U.S. took 20'/,,. ' During March, it doubled due to a rapid ex-
Gulf of Maine: 1960, U.S. took 96%; 1971, panston of Japanese fishing operations (see
US. took 84%. March 1973 monthly report), which also re-
Mid Atlantic Bight: 1963, U.S. took 100%; mahaed the largest In April (188 vessels). The
1971, U.S. took 68%, Japanese were taking primarily Alaska pot-
lock and Bering Sea crab; smaller fisheries
REPORT ON FOREIGN FISHING OFF US COASTS for Pacific ocean perch and sablefish were
should be noted that a Soviet stern trawler
may catch several times the amount of fish
that one of their medium trawlers can, in
April, Soviet fishermen caught herring,
flounders, ocean perch, shrimp, and various
groundfislu species. FJgure i shows the fishing
grounds of the foreign fleets. On May 1, NMFS
Regional Director Rictze met with the Soviet
Fleet Commander to discuss the prevention
of conflicts between the Soviet mobile trawl
gear and U.S. fixed gear near Kodiak Island.
O1I the Pacific Northwest, only one single
Japanese longllner was sighted fishing. The
NMFS fishery surveillance personnel in
Alaska, however, reported that some Soviet
vessels began moving southward towards the
Washington coast in late April. It is ex-
(APam 1973) * conducted in the Gulf of Alaska. Soviet ef- peeled that in May, the Soviet will begin a
1y
S:crnrnnry: The nuznA Q1t/e ClxRel s%U pp~ge . i 3 ~ ~k1ly flc hake ofYdoneZVasli-
since
vessels slohted by the National Marine Fish- was in the number of large stern factMT.Aoy ory and 1960.
' Preparers by the International Aetivltles freezer trawlers, rattier than in medium Off central. California, a fleet of about 20
S'at; of tines ti,atio t Marina''tnhrlea SPrv. llrawlnl'n. thexnnfltf flshlillt eI(Orb warsrfylet trawleril firlrIrl1rli/ tttf:i6"ar"1'1 err r. i^t fn,'
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were part of the Soviet fleet operating off
Alaska, or whether they came directly from
the Soviet Union.
Foreign fishing in the Gulf of Mexico was
minimal-only 3 Cuban shrimp boats were
sighted.
In the Northwest Atlantic, off New England
states and In the Mid-Atlantic Bight, the
number of foreign vessels decreased some-
what (to 280 vessels) from the high March
level (312 vessels). The principal species
sought by foreign fishermen were mackerel,
sea herring and Atlantic hakes; but they were
observed taking also other species, such as
argentine, scup, sea robin, flounder, and
squid. Figures 5 and G show in greater detail
country catches by species and locality.
Mexico and Venezuela, each for the first time,
deployed 2 trawlers on Georges Bank, bring-
ing the number of countries which fished off
the U.S. Atlantic coast In April 1973 to 10.
Spain, Italy, and Japan continue to fish elf
New England and mid-Atlantic states with
more vessels" than during 1972. Several vio-
lations of ICNAF conservation regulations by
Soviet fishermen were reported.
Estimates of April 1973 fish and shellfish
catches made by foreign fleets on the Con-
tinental Shelf adjacent to the United States
are not available.
TABLE 1.-FOREIGN FISHERY VESSELS OPERATING OFF U.S. COASTS DURING APRIL 1973 (EXCLUDING DUPLICATE SIGHTINGS); BY TYPE OF VESSEL AND COUNTRY
Processing and
Medium Other fishing transport Support Research
Fishing grounds Stern trawlers' trawlers' vessels vessels vessels 3 vessels+
Off Pacific coast:
Oil Alaska:
Japan----, 35 94 41 17 I .............. _. 188
Soviet Union ............................................ 41 79 ............ ?--- 15 7 4 146
Republic of Korea ----??-- I ................ I ....................... -.........................
Off Pacific Northwest:
Japan ................. - ------------------_.................... ?_.._....._.. 1 '--_------------ _._??--- --
Soviet Union
Other .......................................... -??--??-...????........??--?--???-'?? ................?--?--??......--?-..???--?--?-?'-------'?-----_?-????--?..._?-_..
Total-.-..----......................... ........................... I -- ----------------------------------------------
OH California: ~ ~ - - _-_-_ -- Soviet Union ............................................ 17 5 --------------------------?-??--------_--------- 2 24
Japan ................................................................................... 1 ------------------------------------------------
Total ................................................ -? 17 5 1 -------------------- 2 25
Mexican .......... ---_
Cuban ----?._ .......... _......................... 3 -----?--------?------------------------?----??- 3
Soviet ................................ .................................... :.................?-?-.-?---???-__?-? ?---???_?--?------?-------?-__--?-?---..._..._._._._.
Japanese................................................................................................... -?-?_-?-^????-'?? ....................?-------.--......._`-?-
Other----------..
Total --------?--?----..- 3 -?-----??----.- 3
Soviet Union ................................................ 89 31 129 18 4. , 2 173
Poland ........................ ---- 14 17 ................ 5 -? --- 36
East Germany-- 7 12 ?--....... 2 -------------- 21
Federal Republic of Germany .?----?--? ....................??------?--?--??-???-?-?---_._._.....??.
--.._ 7 ................................ 1 ----------------
---------------
------------------------------------------- 6 ................. .._....................... ...................................?
Romania ---------- 6
Spain............. ----?_.................................. 13 10 ?--?-?--?-
J23
apan?---?--?--._...._..................?-?-`-.---_...----- ' 7 ..................... -.-_?_--............................. 7
Italy------------?----------........................ -....... 1 1 2
Mexcio.............................................. -....... 2 __,..... 2
Canada.-----........................................................................................ .....-_........_..._...._..... .......................................
Other(Venezuela)-------? ----?-?----------------------------------------- 2 ................................................ Z
Total------------- ....................... -------- ...---
Grand total--................. ------- ----
58 12 8
I Includes all classes of stern factory and stern freezer trawlers. 4 Includes exploratory, research and enforcement (E) vessels.
Includes all classes of medium side trawlers (non refrigerated, refrigerated, and freezer traw- ^ Rigged as purse seine's.
lers). 4 Pair trawlers.
3 Includes fuel and water carriers, tugs, cargo vessels, etc.
TABLE 2.-FOREIGN FISHERY VESSELS OPERATING OFF THE U.S. ATLANTIC COAST DURING APRIL 1973 (EXCLUDING DUPLICATE SIGHTINGS); BY?TYPE OF VESSEL AND COUNTRY
280
645
Processing and -
Medium Other fishing transport Support Research
Fishing grounds Stern trawlers' trawiersr vessels vessels vesselsa vessels 4 total
Off New England (ICNAF subarea 5):
Soviet Union ................................................ 59 11 129 9 3 1 112
Poland-?----?----- 9 10 ................ I -------------------------------- - 20
East Germany----?----- ....................................... - 2 5 _._. -?-?-?-?--- I -------------------------------- 8
Bulgaria-_..---.._._ .--??--?-?---?--??_ .::..-_??--?-??---....-?-------------------?---?--?-?..-..-------..-_?._-..-?-?----??----?-- 3
1
Cuba ------ .......................... -?--??-?-------------------??----?.----?-..-----..--.---......--?---........-?-?--????-----?..?--???-----.....---
Federal Republic of Germany ................................................................................... ?_?-?-_???...__..?-????_??----?
- --??-._....--??-.....-??--
Spain. ................................... 2 . 1
Japan --?------ ?-----?---.---?---`?-- I -?-......_.. .---?--------??.----.?--?--?- - 1
France--................... ............................................................................................................................. ^? .....:..:.......
Italy ....................................................... I ...................................... --........... -'................... -........
1
Mexico -.-----2 .........................................
......? = ?'. ?? 2
Greece ........
------?-?-
Canada --------?--------?--._........................................... _.._.._......._.._._..-?---..._4- _.,_.._.__..____?___---._....._
Other (Venezuela).---?-?-------?-----------------?-?----?--?-.._.---.....----?--------?--?- 2 -------- _........ ------?------------------------
Total .................................................. .?_ 80 27 31 Ii 3 1 153
In the Mid-Atlantic bight (ICNAF 6):
Soviet Union ------ ......................... -................ 30 20 .............. 9 . 1 1 61
Poland-._
East Germany ------------ 5 7 ???-??----- -------- 16
Bulgaria ..................................................... Romania .................................................... 5 ---....-?----_^--.--....._...
Cuba -------------- .......................................................... .
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Spai..---.._..._.._?._?.....?_..?._..__? .............
Japan__.................................................... 6 -------.---.---.--...--....---?-?-----.-----.--------._..-.-.-.__..._.......--.-. 6
Other............ ...................................................... 1 ................................................................................ I
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S 11017
Processing and
Medium Other fishing transport Support Research
Fishing grounds Stern trawlers1 trawlersr vessels vessels vessels3 vessels4 Total
G" the Southern Atlantic coast (from Cape Hatteras to Florida):
Soviet Union... ............................... -?--??-?- ........ ................. .............................................
PuIn d------------- .................................................................................
E.ta crrna?y ??
Spain__.___..._____..---?---^.___._-_^_--__-----^ .................:..........
lilian_______________________________________- ____________________________ ________________
Other _.-----??-^?------- _- .................
?----?
Total ..................................................... -............................. ^.................................................................................
Grand total ................................................. 147 70 31 26 4 2 280
I n c l u d e s s all classes of stern factory and stern freezer trawlers. 4 Includes exploratory, research and enforcement (E) vessels,
'Includes all classes of medium size trawlers (non refrigerated, refrigerated, and freezer trawl- e Rigged as purse seiners.
e,+ includes fuel and water carriers, tugs, cargo vessels, etc. ? Pair trawlers.
eFF ALASKA; trawlers, 32 crab pot vessels, 9 longltners, 17
A total of 336 individual vessels from processing and transport vessels, and 1 sup-
Japaii (183), the Soviet Union (146), and port. ship. The number of vessels present
the Republic of Korea (2) encased in fish- simultaneously varied between 182 and 188.
cries off Alaska in April. This was 13 vessels
more than in March 1973 and 39 vessels more
than in April 1972.
Soviet: Tho 146 individual Soviet vessels
Included 79 medium trawlers, 41 stern trawl-
e s, 15 processing and transport vessels, 7
support ships, and 4 research trawlers. The
number of Soviet vessels present stmulta-
t:eously decreased from 130 in early April to
87 at month's end. That was a much sharper
decline than in April 1972 when the number
of vessels present simultaneously varied from
131 in early April to 114 at the mouth's end.
The larger number of vessels observed in
1972 was due to the greater effort in the
herring, flounder and Pollock fisheries in the -
Bering Sea.
The trawl fishery for groundfish along the
ed,e of the Bering Sea. Continental Shelf
from north of the Fox Islands to northwest
of the Pribilof Islands (see fig. 1) increased
sharply in early April. The fleet increased
iron 15 trawlers and 1 refrigerated transport
In early April to 47 trawlers and 2 refrig-
erated transports by mid-month, primarily
as a result of shifting of vessels from the
central Boring Sea herring fishery. The fleet
declined again to 23 trawlers and 2 refrig-
erated transports in late April when the
&niet vessels began moving southward to-
wards the Pacific Northwest.
The Soviet flounder fishery off Kodiak
Island III the Gulf of Alaska declined steadily
to April from 32 vessels early in the month
to 18 by month's end. The fleet concentrated
on the outer grounds of Chiniak Gully in
early April and then expanded the fishing
urea both east and west on outer Albatross
Barth as the month progressed (see fig. 1).
Tile Pacific Ocean, perch fishery in the
Gulf of Alaska was small. Only 3 to 4 trawl.
er; fished this species in mid-month on the
Taict.htat grounds in the eastern Gulf.
'l'ho herring fleet in the central Bering Sea
decreased sharply in early April from 66 to
41 vessels and moved westward to the edge
Of the Continental Shelf where it also fished
for Alaska Pollock, By the end of April, the
entire fleet was centered along the Conti-
nentat Shelf edge and pollock was the pre-
do:uiuant species sought,
The shrimp fishery east of the Shumagin
I.,larmds ill the western Gulf of Alaska in-
8to 10 medium trawlers and 2 sup-
P,rt ship; during the first three weeks of
April and thou ended. By comparison, the
1973 Gulf shrimp fishery ended in early
April. That expedition, however, involved
about twice the !lumber of trawlers and
tte'arl at least a month earlier than the 1973
f!shcry.
That was an increase from April 1972 when
the number varied between 156 and 162. The
larger effort In 1973 was primarily in the
Bering Sea Pollock fishery.
The ocean perch fleet in the Gulf of Alaska
included 12 to 15 stern trawlers and up to
3 support ships. . The fishery ranged from
southeastern Alaska to the Shumagin Islands,
with most effort between Kodiak and the
Shumagin Islands (see fig. 1).
Twenty stern trawlers, supported by 2
transport vessels fished for groundfish
(Alaska pollock and other species) along the
edge of the Continental Shelf in the Bering
Sea. The fleet was widespread from the Fox
Islands in the eastern Aleutians to north-
west of the Pribilof Islands in the Central
Bering Sea.
Five factoryship fleets in the Bering Sea
continued fishing for Alaska Pollock. The
fleets were concentrated north of the Unimak
Pass In the eastern Bering Sea in early April.
Later, they began dispersing and by the end
of April were scattered from the Unimak Pass
to northwest of the Pribilof Islands in the
central Bering Sea. This pattern of fishing
was similar to those observed during the past
years except that in 1973 the factoryship
fleets arrived earlier.
The number of longliners fishing for sable-
fish in the Gulf of Alaska increased from 7
to 8; they were widespread from the coast of
southeastern Alaska to the Shumagin Islands.
Another longliner fished for sablefish along
the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutians in
mid-April.
The two Japanese crab motherships, sup-
porting 33 catcher vessels, remained centered
on the traditional grounds north of Unimak
Island in the eastern Bering Sea. Two other
vessels, apparently conducting reconnaissance
operations, continued fishing off the Pribilof
Islands.
Republic of Korea: Two South Korean ves-
sels, a stern trawler and a longliner, engaged
ill fisheries off Alaska in April. The longliner,
which began fishing in late March, continued
fishing for sablefish off the coast of south-
eastern Alaska. The stern trawler arrived in
mid-April and fished for ocean perch off
the Yakutat grounds in the eastern Gulf.
Meeting with the Soviet Fishing Fleet
Cornrnander: After more than a month of
arrangements, the National Marine Fisheries
Service Regional Director, H. Rietze, headed
in this area on May 10. The objective of
the meeting was to exchange information
which might aid in avoiding such conflict.
The Fleet Commander indicated that the So-
viets had decided to switch the vessels, fish-
ing off Kodiak, to the Bering Sea within the
next; few days, thus greatly reducing poten-
tiol for gear conflict. The decision was appar-
ently taken prior to the May 1 meeting. The
flounder fleet might return to the Kodiak area
next winter depending on Bering Sea ice con.
ditions, according to the Fleet Commander.
On another matter, Mr. Ibragumov advised
that the Soviets would not be sending a crab
fishing fleet to the Bering Sea this year. Al-
though this was expected since the Soviet
crab effort usually begins before May. and
since no crab vessels were sighted in 1973, it
is contrary to statements made by the Soviets
at the bilateral negotiations in Moscow dur-
ing February 1973. The Soviets did indicate
then that a crab fishing fleet would be sent
to the Bering Sea to fish only with pots in
accordance with the current U.S.-U.S.S.R.
crab agreement.
Foreign Fishery Patrols: The Alaska En-
forcement and Surveillance Division in April
conducted 29 foreign fishery patrols in co-
operation with the U.S. Coast Guard, No vio-
lations of U.S. fishing laws or agreements
were observed. A total of 949 foreign vessels
was sighted, and a South Korean and 7 Jap-
aneso vessels were boarded. Five Japanese
vessels entered Alaskan ports for medical as-
sistance, refuge from storms, and shelter
from rough seas. to transfer supplies.
OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Japanese: A single Japanese longliner was
sighted off the Washington coast during the
first week of April and off the Oregon coast
thereafter. This vessel had fish pots aboard.
The catch consisted of sablefish. black cod
and various flatfish. (By comparison, 1 Japan.
ese ldngliner was sighted during April 1972).
OFF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
coasts
Three Cuban vessels were sighted fishing off
the southern coast in April (see table 1).
Off Texas: Three Cuban shrimp trawlers
(built in Spain) were sighted fishing off Rock
Port, Texas, on April 27 by a Coast Guard air-
craft (see fig. 3). The vessels had previously -
been reported by the U.S. Border Patrol. This
is the first report of Cuban shrimpers off
Texas since September, 1971 when 4 Cuban
trawlers were grounded off Aransas Pass dur-
ing a hurricane. .
OFF CALIFORNIA
a team of Government officials arid fishermen Soviet: A total of 23 Soviet fishing vessels
representatives to a meeting with the Soviet fished off the coast of California in the last
Fleet Commander Genadii Ibragumov. The week of April.
meeting was held aboard the Coast Guard One exploratory side trawler was sighted
Cutter Confidence in Womens Bay near operating 35 nautical miles west of San Fran-
Kodi
k Al
k
M
a
as
a on
ay 1 The Soviets begani i th fitkf
,. Csconers wee o April, it moved north
JaPrenese: The 188 individual Japanese ves- fishing for flounder and Pollock about 40 during the second week to a point 25 nautical
nets included 94 medium trawlers, 35 stern miles east of Kodiak Island dttr ng i I ry,, e (see fig. 4). Sixteen
1In~ fo- rtuattan supplieRroyvethe d FR riRele"W200*9S 7cl: QA Soviet d trawls has ers and one, IS r42f0 R l stern stern factory freezer trawl-
Divlslon3 of Enforcement and Surveillance existed for the past three months. The poten- er joined the exploratory vessel in the third
of time National Marine Fisheries Service tial for conflict would have increased drasti- week of April to flsh 25-35 mites ,1>111h of
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The entire fleet moved southward. during OFP SOUTIIERN NEW ENGLAND AND ON GEORGES Bight. Principal catch Is known to be squid.
the last week of April to heavily fish 30 miles BANK Italy: Two vessels (1 stern trawler and 1
southwest of San Francisco, Five additional Soviet: Several fleets, totaling about 120 side trawler) were sighted-compared to 7
side trawlers moved into an area 55 miles vessels, were dispersed from south of Block in March 1973. One of these vessels fished
northwest of.San Francisco during the same Island, Rhode Island and Nantucket Island off southern New England among Spanish
week to bring the total number of Soviet onto the eastern and northern slopes of and Japanese vessels. Squid is believed to be
fishing vessels off California to 23 at the end Georges Bank (see fig. 5 and 6). the principal catch.
of the month. Catches of Pacific hake were The largest Soviet fleet (55-60 vessels), in- Enforcement of ICNAF Closed Areas: On
sigh led during enforcement patrols; One In- eluding both :,tern trawlers and side trawl- April 9, 1973 during a joint Canadian-U.:;.
eldental haul of mixed rockfish species was ers, was divided into several groups. They fishery patrol, 2 Mexican and 2 Venezuela?'
also recorded, were dispersed along the 30 and 50 fathom vessels were sighted fishing within closed
One stern trawler (Aleksei Makhalin) re- curves from south of Block Island to south area B (see fig. 5 for details). Radio com-
quested the U.S. Coast Guard to help in the and southeast of Nantucket Island. About munications were established with the Van-
medical evacuation of a sick fisherwoman, 20 of the vessels in this group, fishing the ezuelan pair trawlers Alitan and Denton
who was admitted to a Public Health Service inner shoals southeast of Nantucket Island and the captains were advised of the ICNAF
Hospital on April 23. (30-40 fathoms), were medium side trawlers closed areas. The Venezuelan captains agreed
The Soviet research trawler Kamenskoie rigged as purse selners. Their arrival was to comply and further agreed to contact the
returned off the California coast as part of about one month earlier than in previous Mexican stern trawlers Patachin and Matla-
the current US-USSR cooperative fisheries years. Moderate catches of herring and per- snani fishing nearby. Chartlets showing
research. The last part of the cruise, an haps mackerel were at times seen in the nets closed areas were passed by heavy line to the '-
acoustical survey run from Monterey Bay, and on deck. Factoryships anchored nearby Denton. All four vessels hauled in their gear
California to Magdalena Bay, Baja Califor- were occasionally seen with large amounts of and cleared the area.
nia, Mexico, was concluded on April 24, The fish heaped in open deck storage bins. This is the first report that either of these
Kamenskoie returned north and rendez- Vessels engaged in conventional trawl fish- countries has engaged in fishing on Georges
voused on April 26 with the National Ma- ing were observed with moderate catches of Bank. Like the Spaniards, it is believed that.,
rine Fisheries Service research vessel David herring, mackerel, and red hake. Herring and the Mexicans and the Venezuelans were
Starr Jordan off Santa Catalina Island, to mackerel catches appeared to Improve con- seeking mainly large cod.
remove the U.S. observer and his research siderably as the month progressed. IN THE MID-ATLANTIC 13IGHT
gear. The Soviet research -vessel then de- A second large group of 34 Soviet vessels Soviet: Soviet fishing by 61 vessels in the
parted northward to continue independent. (stern trawlers and side trawlers) fished Mid-Atlantic during April 1973 was 43 per-
research work. along the southwest part of Georges Bank cent (56 vessels) less than the 107 ve~els..
Japanese: One Japanese longline-gillnet between Hydrographer and Lydonia Canyons sighted in March 1973.
vessel Japanese: Marzc No. 8) entered Los An- (see fig. 5). Catches were identified as mostly
herring, mackerel, and red hake. Included in The heaviest fishing occurred In the first
geles harbor on April 11, 1973'to obtain medi- this group were about 10 medium trawlers half of the month when 25-30 vessels (mostly
cal treatment for a sick crewman. The ves- rigged as purse selners. Herring and mackerel side trawlers and various support vessels)
sel is fishing off Baja California, Mexico for were seen occasionally in the nets and on' . fished briefly near the extreme southern and
tile fish with anchor gillnets set at depths of deck. The stern trawlers were taking mostly western boundary of the "no fishing" zone,
150 meters. It will return to San Pedro, Cali- red hake, and some herring toward month's 65-75 miles off the Virginia coast (see fig. 6).
fornia in May to pick up new gillnets which end. Moderate catches weremostly herring and
will be delivered by air freight from Japap. Early In April, 15-20 Soviet stern trawlers mackerel. Incidental' mixed species appeared
OFF _-1AWAII fished briefly in the deep channel separating to be hakes,. ocup, sea robins, and a few
In April 1973, a total of 58 Japanese Georges and Browns Bank about 120-150 flounder.
fishing vessels called at the Hawaiian ports of miles northeast of Cape Cod (see fig. 5). North of this area, 30 Soviet stern trawlers --
Honolulu and Kahului. Information received Limited catches were mostly bakes and ar- were widely dispersed 20-30 miles between
from the National Marine Fisheries Service gentines. Montauk - Point and Moriches Inlet, Long
regional representative in Hawaii indicates Polish: A total of 36 individual vessels (14 Island. Moderate to light catches were mostly
that Japanese fishing activity off the Leeward stern trawlers, 17 large side trawlers, I fac- herring and mackerel; some hakes were also
Islands In 1973 may not reach the level of tory base ship, and 4 fish transports) was taken.
activity seen in 1972 unless their coastal fish- sighted. This Was only slightly less than the An estimated 8-10 vessels were scattered
cry is once again poor. The Japanese fishing 39 vessels sighted in March 1973 but 29 ves- off New Jersey between Sandy Hook and At-
vessels, calling at Hawaiian ports, are stop- sels less than in. April 1972. During the lantic City..
ping primarily for fuel, water and rest and month, about 15-20 vessels fished along the After mid-month, only several Soviet ves-
recreation. They have been doing so for some 40 and 50 fathom curves south of Block and sels remained in the only several
off Long
time., Nantucket Islands. Moderate to heavy catch Island and New Jersey.
IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC - of herring and mackerel, especially late in y
the month, were observed. Polish: Early in the month 15-20 vessels
A total of 280 individual foreign fishing East German: A total of 21 vessels (7 stern ' (mostly' side trawlers) fished briefly in a
and support vessels from the Soviet Union trawlers, 12 side trawlers, and 2 fish trans- small area off the Virignia coast 15-20 miles
(173 vessels), Poland (36), East Germany ports) was sighted-compared to 19 in March east of Wachapreague Inlet. Moderate to light
(21), Bulgaria (8), Romania (6), Spain (23), 1973 and 27 In April 1972. The 8 vessels catches were mostly herring and mackerel.
Japan (7), Italy (2), , Mexico (2), and Vene- si ghted off southern New -England fished Some soup and hakes were also observed
zuela (2) was sighted off the New England among the Soviet and Polish fleets south among the catch. In the subsequent weeks
and Middle Atlantic coast during April 1973. of Block and Nantucket Islands (see fig. 5). most of the Polish fleet shifted northward
The number of vessels was about 9 percent Moderate and out of the Mid-Atlantic; onl a few vessels
(32 vessels) less than in March 1973 and 15 heavy catches of herring y
percent (49 vessels) less than In April 1972. . (heaviest late in the month) were observed. Iemained off New York and New Jersey. ,
A 26-percent (31 vessels) decrease in the Bulgarian: A total of 8 vessels (7 stern East German: Throughout the month, 6-8
number of Soviet stern trawlers accounted trawlers and 1 fish transport) was sighted- vessels fished in numerous areas along the
for most of the April decrease. It's believed compared to 9 in March 1973 and 7 in April New jersey to Virginia coast. Considerable
that many of these trawlers have shifted 1972. Three of these vessels shifted in and fishing time by these vessels was spent in
northward to fishing grounds off Nova Scotia, out of the mid-Atlantic area. Herring and the Mid-Atlantic "no fishing" zone both
Newfoundland, and Labrador. Displaying mackerel were observed occasionally. prior to and after April 15th (see fig. 6) . Mod-
their traditional seasonal withdrawal, the Romanian: A total of 6 stern trawlers was crate catches were herring and mackerel.
Japanese fleets decreased by 50 percent from sighted, one of which fished late in. the Near month's end, most vessels shifted north-
14 vessels to 7. Fishing effort by other coun- month among other foreign fleets off south- ward to waters off couthern New England.
tries showed little change compared with the ern Now England (see fig. 6). - Bulgarian: Four stern trawlers fished. al-
previous month. Japanese: A total of 7 stern trawlers was most the entire month within the confines
The Soviet fleet was the largest foreign sighted in April (compared to 14 in March Of the Mid-Atlantic "no fishing" zone. Oc-
fleet with weekly concentrations of 140-150 1973 and 6 in April 1972). Only one vessel ca`slonal support vessels were seen off Long
vessels. Individual vessels sighted totaled 173 Was sighted fishing among large foreign Island. Some catches. of herring and mackerel
(213 in April 1972) and included 89 medium fleets between Marthas Vineyard and Nan- were noted. .
freezer and factory stern trawlers, 60 medium tucket Island. No catches were noted. Romanian. ;Six Romanian stern trawlers
side trawlers (29 of which were rigged as Spanish: A total of 23 vessels (13 stern fished the entire month within the "no fish- -
purse selners), 5' factory base ships, 13 re- trawlers and 10 side trawlers) was sighted ing" zone. Moderate catches were -mostly
frigeratod fish carriers and. supply vessels, 2 compared to 26 In March 1973 and 5 In April mackerel and some herring.
fuel and water carriers, 2 tugs, and 2 fisheries 1972. Three of these vessels fished briefly On April 15, 1973, during a Mid-Atlantic
enforcement vessels (1 of which has been - early in the month along the 100 fathom - enforcement and surveillance sea patrol of
designated as thh C 'V TnfppngtloRe dsa.llin.S - ! 0~,4 2 iron, radio contact was
spection vessel).Ni rUr ed~dviTitn'tbhe iG]icl=Aq MFR made- with the Romanian stern trawler
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?taraa Neagra which was actively fishing In
tile, no fishing" zone. The Romanians re-
sponded in English that they "were per-
rattted" to fish in the zone, but stated that
Lucy were aware of U.S. lobster pot areas and
avoided them. They reported taking mostly
mackerel.
Japanese: A total of 6 stern trawlers fished
from south of Long Island (I-Iudson Can-
you) to cast and southeast of Cape May, New
Jersey (within the "no fishing" zone). No
catches were observed,
Spanish: A total of 20 Spanish vessels (11
s'crn trawlers and 9 side trawlers) were
sighted off the Mid-Atlantic within the "no
lishlug" zone. Their operations extended
southward to the "Virginia and North Carolina
roasts. Light catches of squid and other
mired species were observed occasionally.
ttaiiaa: One Italian stern trawler was
sighted fishing within the Mid-Atlantic "no
.,hing" zone from south of Long Island
(Hudson Canyon) to east and southeast of
cape May, New Jersey. The Italians are
known to be fishing primarily for squid.
U.S./U.S.S.R.- U.s./POLISH MIA-ATLANTIC
FISIIERIES AGREEMENTS
During April 1973, Soviet and Polish vessels
were not observed fishing in the "no fishing"
zone.
INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION
No foreign vessels were boarded under the
ICNAF International Inspection Scheme dur-
ing April 1973.
ATTEMPTED COURTESY VISITATIONS OF VESSELS
OUTSIDE ICNAF CONVENTION AREA
On April 15, 1973, two East German stern
trawlers Eric7. Weinert (11OS-304) and 1Zu-
dolf Leonhard (ROS-311) declined courtesy
visits by a United States Coast Guard-
National Marine Fisheries Service fishery en-
forcement team-At the time the request was
made, both vessels were located within the
Mid-Atlantic "no fishing" zone, 40 miles east
of Assateague, Virginia.
VIOLATIONS OF ICNAF REGULATIONS
During the period from March 28 through
April 12, a total of 20 Soviet stern factory
and freezer trawlers was observed fishing in-
side the ICNAF closed area B. Fishing Inside
this closed area Is prohibited during March
and April to vessels fishing with gear capable
of taking demersal species. This regulation
was put into effect to protect the remaining
haddock stocks which were largely depleted
in 1965 and 1966 by Soviet overfishing.
The last Soviet violation was reported on
April 12, 1973, when a U.S. enforcement agent
spotted 7 Soviet stern trawlers in the closed
area B. One of these (BMRT-ZB-355) was
APPENDIX 1
FISHERY ENFORCEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE OFF ALASKA, APRIL 1973
FISHERIES PATROLS
4r:31,_ ..............._.....-_.._..__--....--.....-.-..-..-..-
Sorlxe ..........................................................
Note: Boardings of foreign vessels--Japan9se, 7; Soviet, 0; South Korean, 1.
ENTRIES OF FOREIGN VESSELS INTO
ALASKA WATERS OR PORTS
Medical
assist-
ance Refuge
lrwnese________ 2 1 2 5
-----------------
Ai21--?----------------------
Number of patrols'
foreign vessels sighted
Area of patrols Japanese Soviet
sstsr Island -_---_
11 ??
Island -------- 4 2 ...... ....._
nakIslaId ------- 3 ........................
,'S'ands--__
stand--.......
:-ilas4a Island--..-- - - -- -- .....
------------------------
h-.. 5
..
-----------------
:z 'aS Itt5,Valsland..--___.--__.
rnr a- island----- - 2 -----?----------?----??-
Total-------?-- 30 2 ----?=
'a:!> Fishery violations-No fishery violations were detected
~li'? STEVENS, Mr. President, on June
1973 the Senate approved Senate Con-
lrrent Resolution 11, and thereby ex-
':'essed a policy of support for our Na-
'-en's Commercial fisheries. Today, I am
:r
ood to cosponsor the first major legis-
l'-estep toward implementation of this
?7licy by law-the Interim Fisheries
Hours Days
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pacts in the North Pacific and Bering
Sea. My colleagues from other coastal
States have reported similar incidents.
We have repeatedly called for strong
measures to enforce these agreements.
Despite our complaints and urgent re-
quests, the agreements are continually
violated and our North American -fish
continue to be massively harvested by
foreign fleets without regard to the need
to sustain the fisheries resources. It is the
general policy of our Government to
postpone action until conclusion of the
very difficult and lengthy negotiations
of the Law of the Seas Conference. Un-
fortunately, the foreign governments are
not so patient.
In a recent incident in my part of the
world, three Japanese fishing vessels
were spotted by a Coast Guard aircraft
from Kodiak Air Station taking salmon
east of the treaty abstention zone. The
offenders abandoned their free-floating
monofilalnent gill nets, regardless of the
fact that these could remain adrift for
years, killing more mammals and fish.
Fortunately, in this case, the vessels were
apprehended and the nets were retrieved
by our own Coast Guardsmen. Experi-
ence, however, convinces me that what-
ever penalty is imposed will not deter
continued Japanese operations of this
type.
Carrying this one typical example of
S 1.1019
seen actively fishing with gear capable of
taking demersal species in violation of IC;+AF
regulations. The other 6 were not fishing and
had their gear on deck which was clear of
fish. One of the non-fishing, steaming trawl-
ers, however, had Its fish meal plant working,
an indication that fish were taken prior to
the, observation.
NOTE.-U.S. fishery surveillance patrols,
jointly conducted by the National Marine
Fisheries Service and the Coast Guard,
normally cover the fishing grounds situated
on the Continental Shelf of the United
States. During these patrols, the total num-
ber of foreign fishery vessels Is recorded.
Each vessel is also identified by its flag, type,
and position.
In preparing the monthly summary, each
foreign vessel is counted but once, irrespec-
tive of how many times it was sighted that
month by the surveillance patrols. In other
words, duplicate sightings of the same ves-
sel are eliminated in the monthly reports.
During the month, foreign vessels con-
tinuously arriva at and depart from the fish-
ing grounds adjacent to the U.S. coast. The
total monthly sightings of foreign vessels
without duplication will therefore always be
larger than the number of foreign vessels
sighted during a single fisheries surveillance
patrol.
31,036 320 262 10
13,000 171 184 2
vocating that part of the Interim Fisher-
ies Zone Extension and Management Act
of 1973 which would provide protection
for anadromous species, such as salmon,
through the full range of their migration.
The quoted article deals with one of the
most important of Alaskan fish runs. It
describes very well how powerless we
have been to prevent the destruction of
immature salmon on the high seas. The
article follows:
The problem was brought about by a lack
of knowledge concerning the Bristol Day
salmon runs. In 1953, when the International
Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of
the North Pacific Ocean was brought Into
force, the Japanese agreed to abstain from
fishing for salmon east of 175 degrees W.
Longitude. At the time, scientists from the
United States believed that salmon spawned
in U. S. waters did not migrate west of the
abstention line. Unfortunately, they were
wrong, and as the accompanying charts show,'
Bristol Bay salmon to venture far west of
175 degrees W. longitude,
The Japanese are reluctant to abandon
their high-seas motliership fishery In Bristol
Bay salmon areas since, in good years the
catch of U.S. salmon call amount to almost
7 million fish, as it did In 1965.
On the other hand, the abstention line does
protect most other U.S. salmon nine and all
Canadian salmon runs, so the North Amer-
ican nations are unwilling to jeopardize that
protection by throne tensing the treaty.
Since 1956, the Japanese high-seas mother-
)ne Extension and MAPVrWdGA[ R~is~h200iA/ trlloF~@ra-RUp(0p"014 gR% with the per-
3 March issue of the National Fishermen, g r h11964. of 4t the ill
19,5,1 t, a lo~; of to e salmon taken % by the r n ese Iimt
I have stood here with frequency point- by the Pacific editor, Richard H. Philips, m
=~ to 1'iOLM0118 of international fisheries illustrates the season I amp Strongly ado the year berore their return tra ,sr:.;tr,i T.111
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are added to these figures, it reveals that the 1 y Mr. McGEE (for himself and then, can be explored by Congress more
high-seas fleets take an average of 22.1% of Mr. FONG) : the Bristol Bay catch. In fact, the Japanese rationally now than next year.
high-seas fleet caught more salmon from the S4 . 1989. A bill to amend section 225 of specifically, the bill provides as fol.
1957 run than did U.S. fishermen: 7,326,000 the Federal Salary Act of 1967 with rc- lows: The mechanism for recommend-
compared to 6,600,000. Of the Japanese catch, spect to certain executive, legislative, and ing adjustments in executive, legislative,
which amounted to 52.4% of the total 882,000 judicial salaries. Referred to the Com- and judicial salaries would operate every
wore caught as immature fish In 1056 before mittee on Post Office and Civil Service. other year instead of every 4 years.
they hart an opportunity to reach their full Mr. McG_1,01i,. Mr. President, I introduce After 1973, a new Conuliission would
weight and return the maximum amount to for appropriate reference a bill to amend he appointed every other year, the terns
tho fishermen, the Federal Salary Act of 1967 pertain- of each member to be for 1 fiscal
Bristol Bay fishermen sacrifice their fish- year
in, time, and hence their catch, to allow mg to executive, legislative, and judicial Thus, a Commission would be appointed
enough fish to spawn, and they resent the salaries. July 1, 1975, and would make its report
fact that the Japanese fleets, whom they feel The Federal Salary Act sets forth as to the President by June 30, 1976. The
have no claim to the fish, are under no such public policy the necessity for a regular same procedure would be followed in sue-
reetrictions. review every 4 years of the compensation sive 2-year periods.
The U.S. Industry also resents, what they of the trip officials of the three branches The President would consider the
consider light punishment for those Japanese of Government. It establishes a nine- Commission's report and make his
fishing vessels who violate the abstention pay
line and fish illegally. ? ? * member, quadrennial Commission on Ex- recommendations to the Congress by Au-
At the recent INPFC meeting held in Van- ecutive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries gust 31,
couver, I3.C., the Japanese refused to restrict which studies and reviews the compen- If the Congress did not disapprove his
their fishing operations in areas where Bristol sation of Members of Congress, the Judi recommendation, pay adjustments would
ray fish are vulnerable next year, despite ciary, and the top officials of the execu- become effective October 1, the date set
warnings that the 1973 run that be the one of tive branch. The Commission, which by law for general Federal Government
the smallest in history, serves for 1 fiscal year, then makes pay
mum number of fish must be available In recommendations to the President
Under pay adjustments based upon Bureau of
the Ba
to ass
d
.
y
ure an a
equate escapement.. the act, the Commission reports to the Labor Statistics comparability fiures.
Preliminary reports indicate that the Japa- I see no compelling reason why,
nose have already taken at least 50,000 fish President no later than the January 1 oxenn-
According to reports we have received,
the Japanese Government meted out
strong penalties to the owners and mas-
ters of four Japanese fishing vessels
caught fishing last summer-near Kodiak
Island, Alaska, hundreds of miles east
of the abstention line. The vessels were
required to remain in port during the
time of the court proceedings until the
final judgment was delivered. The judg-
ment decreed that the vessels would be
required in remain in port for 100 days
during the 1973 fishing season-from
April 30 to August 7. The owners were
fined from $20,000 to $80,000 apiece. The
masters were given 1 year each at hard
labor. Each vessel was required to for-
felt an amount equal to the value of the
catch.
This judgment may have been a re-
sponsible penalty. If any single nation or
group of nations overfishes an area or
species or fishes in a matter inconsistent.
with good conservation practices, all na-
tions presently or potentially fishing for
that species or fishing in that area are
likely to suffer. Each fish species forms
interval part of a complex food change.
The disappearance of one fish may spell
the death of others and the elimination
of one or more valuable and important
fisheries. This in turn is likely to cause
severe economical hardship not. only to
the fishermen and their families, but to
all those who depend upon them,
Until the Law of the Seas Conference
can meet and -formulate a major fishing
which the Commission makes its quad-
rennial pay review. The President may
then include the Commission's pay rec-
ommendation---or a modification of it-
in his budget message to Congress.
The first Commission, appointed by
President Johnson in July 1968, submit-
ted its recommendations to the President
in December of that year. These recom-
mendations were included in President
Johnson's 1969 budget message and be-
came effective in March 1969. The pres-
Nixon in December 1972, has prepared its
report to the President and will, I under-
stand, submit it to him by June 30 of this
elluuru alas Do aaJustee on the same ef-
fective date as other general Federal
Government pay adjustments. The law
provides that the general Government
pay adjustments to be effective each
October may be changed or postponed by
the President if he considers them inap-
propriate because of a national emer-
gency or economic conditions. in 1972,
he availed himself of this statutory right,
and the October 1 pay increase did not
become effective until January 1973. The
President simply postponed the pay ad-
justments for 3 months for economic
reasons.
If this bill is enacted, I believe the
may then include the Commission's rec- will probably make no October I pay-
ommendations, or a modification of adjustment recommendations to Con-
them, in his January 1974, budget. His gress because of economic conditions;
become effective next year 30 days after that executive, legislative, and judicial,
Congress receives the message and..has as well as general schedule, pay increases
been in continuous session, unless Con- will be recommended for a January of-,
gress enacts a conflicting law or specifi- fective date. By then, the will of Con-
cally disapproves the President's recom- gress with respect to this question will
mendation,, have been expressed this year as Con-
The bill I Introduce today would ex- gress considers this bill and whatever
pedite consideration by the Congress of recommendations the President submits.
the pay recommendation which the bill Mr. President, the explanation of cur-
authorizes the President to make this rent law and the changes proposed here
year. The time frame of this measure can, in their careful explanation, prove
would require full public hearings this somewhat complicated; but the prin-
month and the early consideration by ciple upon which this bill is based is
Congress of the pay adjustments in- simplicity itself.
volved, including the possibility that pay First, the question arises whether it
adjustments could become effective on is fair, in these days of unchecked infla-
October 1 of this year, along with sta- tion, to require Mernbrers of rc,,;gl?ess
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vlllcia4ls of the executive
tion must be prepared to take film steps I.think Congress should look realisti- branch--the secretaries of the depart-
to protect the natural resources of the tally at the question of top Government merits, the under secretaries, the admin-
oceans upon which so many of our citi- salaries. No matter how justified an ad- istrators, the members of commissions--
zens depend. This legislation takes such justment may be, such action inevitably to wait 4 years before pay adjustments
action. causes rumbles from those.who do not for them can ever be considered.
For these reasons, and because of the know that more than 4 years have And when these pay adjustments are
urgency of the situation, I endorse this elapsed since this question was last taken finally approved, the ' percentage in-
legislation. I urge immediate action on up, -If Congress approves a Presidential creases, covering as they do a 4-year
this bill in order to insure that the fis roe g fo} ut of all proportion
cries of the world Dpr V4 a ,e& as% iF~m'ple 8~e 10{> 01 Wq?4 6p?e, thinking in terms
future generations of mankind. more emotionally charged.- This issue of annual adjustments, have come to