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FCZ. The activities of those other vessels are governed by 

 the U.S. foreign fishing regulations; the activities of 

 Canadian vessels would be governed by the Agreement provi- 

 sions and by regulations applicable to U.S. vessels except 

 in the Loligo squid fishery. In that fishery, Canadian 

 vessels would have access for 10 years on terms more 

 restrictive than those governing U.S. vessels, but somewhat 

 less restrictive than those governing other foreign vessels, 

 Most likely, Canadian vessels in the Lol igo squid fishery 

 would be confined to the approximate areas of the present 

 foreign fishing areas off the Mid-Atlantic states. 



Thus, although gear conflicts and damage to marine 

 structures may be no greater as the result of Canadian 

 access than as the result of access granted an equivalent 

 number of other foreign vessels, it is possible such 

 problems may arise over a broader area of the FCZ. To 

 mitigate gear conflict problems, the Agreement calls for 

 the establishment of gear avoidance regulations that would 

 apply equally to U.S. and Canadian fishermen. In addition, 

 potential damage to marine structures can be minimized by 

 adequate notice of their location and through regulations 

 concerning authorized fishing. 



Disruption to continental shelf sediments and bottom 

 dwelling marine life from the use of bottom trawls and 



