their fisheries. The interim regulations are not 

 too different from those contained in the in- 

 ternational agreements which have, in the 

 past, been the only means of controlling fish- 

 ing activity. The major immediate changes 

 will be that the United States has taken on the 

 responsibility for enforcement, will board and 

 inspect foreign vessels for compliance with 

 U.S. regulations, and will prosecute offenders 

 itself instead of leaving that task to flag states. 

 But as experience with the fishery zone grows, 

 new types of regulations and enforcement 

 techniques will be needed and used. 



Nevertheless, certain basic types of viola- 

 tions can be anticipated, such as illegal fishing 

 by foreign vessels which do not have permits; 

 overfishing of quotas allowed for each species; 

 violation of permit stipulations such as gear-, 

 area-, or time-restrictions; and failure to com- 

 ply with data-reporting requirements. 



The specific regulations to be enforced and 

 violations expected will affect the type of en- 

 forcement strategies and equipment to be 

 used. Figure 4 is a matrix of likely enforce- 

 ment needs and techniques. 



Figure 4 



Summary of Fisheries Regulations, Where Proposed, Effectiveness 



of Selected Surveillance Techniques (Regulations Are Taken From 



Preliminary Management Plans, Techniques From USCG Plan, OTA Working Paper 



and Others) 



Effectiveness in Detecting Violations 



Source: OTA 



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