48 argument op great britain. 



63 Algerian Coral ^Fisheries. 



The United States Case proceeds: 



British Conn- Niiinerons laws have also been enacted by France to -protect and 

 ter-Case, p. 95. regulate the coral iislieiies of Algeria, both as to n.itives and for- 

 eigners, and the coral beds so regulated extend at some points as far 

 as 7 miles into the sea. 



. cTniteii States Tbis Statement is not verified by particulars or evidence, 

 voLtp.wa"'''''" ^"^ ^ -^'"^P ^^ S^^'^" i" tlie United States Case, in which 

 tbis 7-mile limit is indicated. 

 (Poi«,p.59.) Tbe international law as to occupation of coral beds will 

 be dealt with presently; but it may be noted tbat the anal- 

 ogy between a 7-mile ])rotection of a coral bed extending 

 from low-water mark under tbe sea, and protection of seals 

 on tbe high sea, is not apparent, either as to tbe principles 

 governing tbe two cases, or tbe facts to which those prin- 

 ciples should be applied. 



Italian Coral Fisheries. 

 CaYc,'[.i.i5^*'*'' The United States Case states tbat— 



Ibid., ^Appen-^iip coral beds surrounding the Island of Sardinia, and lying oif the 

 dix, pp. 4/0-481. south-west coast of Sicily, have been made the subject of elaborate 

 regulations by the Government of Italy. 



Tbe remarks that have already been made as to the 

 Algerian coral fisheries equally apply to the Italian reefs, 

 and it is not suggested by the United States that foreigners 

 have been excluded. 



Norwegian Whale Fisheries. 



British Conn- The Norwcgiau law of 1880 for the protection of whales 



%'iiued ^states pi'ovidcd a close time "on that part of the sea on the coasts 



Case I..23C. of Fiumarkeu which the King will define." 



dix, vol. i, p!Ts2! The Proclamation of tbe King, in 1881, accordingly 



defined tbat part of tbe sea to be 1 Norwegian or Swedish 



mile (equal to 4 British miles) from tbe coasts of Fin- 



marken, to be counted from the outermost islands or rocks 



which are never covered by the sea. 

 5^ Tbe wbole of Varanger Fiord is included, the dis- 



tance between the headlands of the fiord being 32 

 miles. 



The Norwegian law is, therefore, expressly limited to a 

 small area of territorial sea. 

 (Pos«,p.59.) Tije special ])rotection in Varanger Fiord falls within 

 the principle of waters of tlie territory to be hereafter 

 explained. 



Colombian Pearl Fisheries. 

 TTnitea States The Law of Panama is thus stated in United States 



Case, p. 236. /-, ~f, , ., ., 



Ibid , Appen- Case. It prohibits — 



dix, vol. i, pp. 



484-485. the nse of divmg-machincs for the collection of pearls within an area 



of the sea over 60 marine miles in length, and extending outward 



about 30 marine miles from the coasts. 



Tbere is no evidence to show tbat the law in question, 

 if correctly stated, apijlies to foreigners. 



