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Conclusion -- Net entanglement is an issue of global 

 consequence and its effects have been documented in many 

 parts of the world's oceans. It is the Commission's hope 

 that by first concentrating efforts in the North Pacific, 

 an area in which there exist a number of serious problems, 

 it may be possible not only to constructively address those 

 problems, but also to provide a working example of a way 

 to address the issue in other areas. 



