vessels specialized in catching cephalopodes, and 

 freezer trawlers harvesting fresh fish. Most of these 

 trawlers are thought to be under 1,000-GRT in 

 capacity. 



The most dynamic sector of the high-seas fleet is 

 the French tuna fleet, which consists of 34 high-seas 

 tuna seiners,-* mostly in the 1,600-GRT range. 

 These vessels operate in both the Atlantic and Indian 

 Oceans and consist of very modem, very efficient 

 tuna seiners. It is logical to assume that some of 

 these vessels might seek fishing grounds in the 

 Pacific Ocean if catches begin to decline in their 

 traditional fishing grounds." 



A total of 11 French vessels reportedly were 

 reflagged in 1993 (table 4).^° Six were reflagged in 

 Panama, 3 were reflagged in St. Vincent, and 2 were 

 reflagged in Cyprus. The French vessels reflagged in 

 Panama include a few old trawlers and some tuna 

 vessels built in 1981. The vessels registered in 

 Cyprus includes one small, old vessel and one 442- 

 GRT vessel built in 1972 (table 4). 



SOURCES 



"Catches Inadequate: France to Build Strong 

 Industry," Irish Skipper, October, 1991. 



"Enquete," France Eco-Peche, June 1991 



Etat de la Flotte, 1993, GERMES, Problemes 

 Economiques Commerciaux et Humains des 

 Entreprises de Peche, Union des Armateurs a la 

 Peche de France, Paris, June 1993 



Eurofish Report, various issues. 



Fishing News International, various issues. 



France Peche, various issues 



French Advances in Science and Technology, Winter 

 1988, p. 6. 



La Peche Maritime, various issues. 



Le Solleu, Bernard. "La relance de la peche 



artisanale: la fin de la periode faste," Le 

 Marin, 8 September 1983 



Meuriot, Eric. "Fishing Fleet Replacement: The 

 French Policy from 1945 to 1983." Marine 

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Wade, Nick. "Barents Sea 'Hole' Dispute," Fishing 

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