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- Second, a stronq institutional relarionsnio oetween 

 FAO and tne future living resource regiiTie should oe wrirren 

 into tne Convention. Althoutn the proposed federal action 

 anticipates a "close working relationship: with PAO, it 

 again leaves tne estaol isnment of this link to a standing 

 oody to be created pursuant to the regime. 



- Tnirdly, we feel that- delegates from international 

 organizations, such as the United Nations Food and Agri- 

 culture Organization, as well as all kr ill-fishing nations, 

 should participate in the next meeting held to discuss the 

 regime after Canberra. We understand that it's, indeed, a 

 U.S. goal to invite other parties. But, to make this par- 

 ticipation meaningful, options should not be foreclosed in 

 Canberra and Treaty parties should not present "outsiders" 

 at the next meeting with a fait accompl i . Furthermore, 

 "outsiders" should have a full voice at this meeting -- 

 the next meeting after Canberra. 



So, in short, we feel that a good many elements of the 

 regime should be spelled out in greater detail -- both in 

 the description of proposed federal action, in the U.S. 

 position papers prepared for Canberra, and in the Final En- 

 vironmental Impact Statement — and, most importantly, in 

 the Convention itself. We believe that this is the only 

 way to ensure that this important regime is both sound and 

 equitable . 



Thank you. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you. 



MS. SCHARLIN: Pat Scharlin from the Sierra Club. 



I won't reiterate what has been mentioned by a few of 

 our speakers up to this point, other than to say that I 

 also feel the Federal Government should pay special atten- 

 tion to the costs involved in such a regime — especially 

 in view of the rather limited sums of money that appear 

 available. In the case of the International Whaling Com- 

 mission, if it's to be similar, in view of the difficulties 

 in the Antarctic region, I would think that the sums of 

 money involved would be significant and would probably affect 

 the carrying out of any sensible regime. 



We also are concerned about enforcement measures and 

 how that should be spelled out; and, in addition to that, 

 dispute settlement procedures should obviously be built into 

 any final regime to make it effective. 



