VI. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 



Prior to its dissolution, the SFRJ had a 

 bilateral fishing agreement with Italy 

 governing fishing in the Adriatic. The 

 agreement will probably be renegotiated by 

 the Republic of Croatia. Slovenia has no 

 bilateral fisheries agreement with Italy. 



Vn. OUTLOOK 



The authors do not expect Croatia, 

 Slovenia, or Montenegro to expand into 

 distant-water fisheries in the foreseeable 

 future. The war has interrupted fishing 

 activities and any investments in the 

 development of fisheries. However, because 

 the natural resources of the Adriatic are 

 generally modest (the FAQ refers to them as 

 "fully exploited"*), it is not impossible that 

 Croatia will seek to expand its fishing 

 grounds. 



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