ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



Numerous individuals have helped to prepare this report. The overall study was conducted under the 

 direction and support of Dr. Michael P. Sissenwine, Senior Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service 

 (NMFS) and Henry R. Beasley, Director, Office of International Affairs, NMFS. Frederick H. Beaudry, 

 Division Chief, International Science, Development, and Foreign Fisheries Analysis was responsible for 

 project implementation and coordination, and he was the Managing Editor for the document. Research and 

 writing of the different volumes was coordinated by Frederick H. Beaudry (Executive Sunmiary, Volume 

 I), Frederick H. Beaudry, William B. Folsom and David J. Rovinsky (coordinator for Africa and the Middle 

 East, Volume II), Mark R. Wildman (Asia, Volume III), Dennis M. Weidner and David L. Hall (Latin 

 America, Volume IV), Milan Kravanja and Ellen Shapiro (Commonwealth of Independent States, Baltic 

 States, and Eastern Europe, Volume V), and William B. Folsom, David J. Rovinsky, and Dennis M. 

 Weidner (Western Europe and Canada, Volume VI). Each of the principal authors was assisted by the 

 support staff and special thanks are due to the following individuals for tlieir efforts in carrying out difficult 

 research assignments, often in foreign languages: Sylvia I. Gaylord, Seiko Green, Christine Parker, Tanya 

 L. Rasa, J. Daniel Talliant, Michael Weiner, and Tracy Yuen. Special gratitude is also due to Nina 

 Loewinger and Angela Sonmia for their editorial skills and patience in proof-reading these complex 

 documents. Sincere gratitude is also extended to our support staff during tliis period of intense activity: 

 Carolyn McDonald, Suzanne Curtis, Ruth Ware, and Doretha White. Lance Samuels played an especially 

 critical role in producing many of the graphics. 



The authors wish to thank the many individuals outside of the Department of Conmierce who contributed 

 to this project. The Foreign Service Officers and Foreign Service Nationals in many U.S. diplomatic posts 

 were extremely helpful in obtaining information and providing useful conmients and evaluations of our draft 

 documents. The Office of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy, provided invaluable data and other information 

 about foreign fishing fleets that helped identify the magnitude of reflagging. Tlie FAO Deparmient of 

 Fisheries in Rome provided needed statistics on both die fishing fleet and catches. Special tlianks are due 

 to the Lloyd's Register of Shipping for allowing us to use their data. Government officials also gave their time 

 and energy to review and comment on this work and their support is highly appreciated. Members of the 

 Diplomatic Corps in Washington, D.C. provided support to our research efforts and to each of them we 

 would like to express our sincere appreciation. 



Frederick H. Beaudry 

 Managing Editor 

 Silver Spring, Maryland 



November 1993 



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