ENDNOTES 



1 . The number of vessels actually fishing on the high-seas is uncertain. Most of these vessels normally fish in 

 the North Atlantic, but are able to move quickly to distant fishing grounds. 



2. Estimated. 



3. Again, this is an estimate. 



4. The EC approved the agreement with Argentina in September 1993. No information is available on the 

 ratification process by the Government of Argentina. "Ministers Approve EC-Argentine Agreement, Eurofish 

 Report, September 23, 1993, p. BB/3. 



5. These German-flag vessels are owned by Doggerbank Seefischerei, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 

 Parlevliet & van der Plas BV of Holland. 



6. Three of these vessels are owned by the same Dutch fishing company. 



7. Michael Hinton, "Estimated Catch and Fleet Information for the Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fleet," Inter- 

 American Tropical Tuna Commission, Report No. 93-23, January 1-July 19, 1993. 



8. The only country which operated a significant number of vessels in Argentine waters was the Soviet Union. 

 For details see Don Jacobson and Dennis Weidner, "Soviet-Latin American Fishery Relations," International 

 Fishery /?eport,(IFR/88-108) Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. 

 Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., December 16, 1988. 



9. The EC approved the agreement with Argentina in September 1993. No information is available on the 

 ratification process by the Government of Argentina. "Ministers Approve EC-Argentine Agreement, Eurofish 

 Report, September 23, 1993, p. BB/3. 



10. "Late News: Date for start of Namibia talks nearing," Eurofish Report, April 22, 1993, p. BB/2. 



11. EC sources reported that negotiations are to begin i the autumn of 1993. "New Council mandate sought for 

 Namibian talks," Eurofish Report, May 20, 1993, p. BB/3. 



12. Michael Hinton, op.cit. 



13. This number could easily reach 60 vessels and is used only as a general guideline. 



14. Office of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy. 



15. "Norway acts on fishing in Barents Sea "Loophole," U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway, August 18, 1993. The 

 vessels were registered in Belize, the Dominican Republic, and St. Vincent. The vessels reportedly are backed 

 by Faroese capital. The vessels were unloading their catch in Iceland. 



16. Estimate. 



17. The accession of Greece, Portugal, and Spain added- many thousands of vessels to the EC fleet and 

 withdrew the same number from non-EC fleet statistics. 



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