17. The following section was taken verbatim from "World Fishing Fleet Study for France," U.S. Embassy, 

 Paris, July 22, 1993. 



18. La Pecfie Maritime, October 1988, pp. 625-626. 



19. French Advances in Science and Technology, Winter 1988, p. 6. 



20. One kilowatt is the equivalent of 1.34 horsepower. Le Marin, January 3, 1992. 



21. U.S. Embassy, Paris, July 22, 1993. 



22. U.S. Embassy, Paris, July 22, 1993. 



23. U.S. Embassy, Paris, July 22, 1993. 



24. Fishing News International, December 1985, p. 21. 



25. Fishing News International, May 1986, p. 35. 



26. U.S. Embassy, Paris, July 22, 1993. 



27. France Peche, November/December 1990. 



28. 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, p.l. 



29. Two French tuna vessels, Guadalquivir and Guadiana, were reflagged in Panama in 1993. 



30. The authors have no information on the sale or reflagging of any other vessels. 



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