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ranged from slight in the case of pollock and white hake to 

 significant in the case of scallops. Thus, the potential 

 decrease below the 1978 U.S. catch could be more substantial 

 in the short term than that shown in the table if conserva- 

 tion requirements under the proposed action resulted in a 

 TAG less than the recent total catch in these fisheries. 



The potential decrease in supply available to U.S. 

 harvesters of white hake in 5 could be recouped by an increase 

 in the supply of white hake available to them in 4VWX. The 

 decrease in the redfish supply available from Area 5 would 

 also be more than offset by corresponding increases in the 

 redfish supply available to the U.S. in areas 4VWX , 4RST, 

 and 3-0. The potential decrease in the supply of 5Ze cusk 

 (100 tons) could be offset somewhat if the TAG for cusk were 

 set at, rather than below the potential annual average level. 

 There is no indication that management concerns would preclude 

 doing so. 



Significant decreases that would not be offset by 

 increases elsewhere would be likely only for scallops in 5Ze 

 and pollock in 4VWX+5. It is difficult to determine whether 

 the potential decrease in the pollock fishery would be as 

 substantial as that shown, however, since U.S. pollock land- 

 ings in 1978 may have been augmented to some extent by 

 misreported catches of other species. 



