7. Fleet Dispersal Plans 



The John, the only high-seas vessel operated 

 by Belgium, was decommissioned in 1990. There are 

 no known plans to develop a high-seas fleet and to 

 operate in distant waters. 



In a recent development, it has been reported 

 that a Belgian company, identified as Lubmain 

 International S.A., has registered, licensed, or 

 chartered 7 Taiwanese vessels using the flag of 

 Honduras.' Two Belgian vessels averaging 150.5- 

 GRT obtained licenses to fish in The Gambia's 

 waters between 1985 and 1992. The authors have no 

 further information about this venture and assume 

 that it was an isolated event. 



Belgium 



SOURCES 



"Belgian Fisheries Review, 1988," Eurofish Report, 

 October 26, 1989, p. SP/1. 



Monfort, Marie Christine. "All Ready for the Single 

 Market," Seafood International, October 

 1991, p. 55 and "Belgique: L'esprit 

 d'ouverture," France-Eco Peche, March 

 1991, p. 25. 



Pecher, Charles. Managing Director, Thalassa 

 Seafoods. "Selling Seafood to Europe: 

 EC '92 and Beyond," speech given on April 

 16-17, 1990 in Seattle, Washington. 



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