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period until there is general acceptance of the United States 200-mile 
fish jurisdiction, there may be the need for the continuation of certain 
of these agreements. The shrimp agreement between the United States and 
Brazil is one of the executive agreements that should be continued. It 
is desirable where possible to incorporate the appropriate provisions of 
the current bilaterals into new agreements with foreign nations. 
17. As pointed out by the President in signing Public Law 94-265, 
its provisions deviate significantly from the draft text of the Law of 
the Sea Convention (LOS). The enforcement articles of the LOS draft 
text provide for significantly different and considerably less stringent 
provisions in our domestic law. Still other sections of our domestic 
law, for example those dealing with import prohibitions (Section 205), 
are contrary to both national policy in other areas of concern to the 
United States and to certain international commitments of the United 
States especially those provided for in GATT (General Agreement for 
Trade and Tariff). 
18. In spite of the difficulties that lie ahead in implementing 
the extension of fishing jurisdiction of the U.S. to 200 miles, the 
inevitable conclusion is that this action is timely and necessary to 
provide the opportunity for improved conservation of fishery resources 
lying off the coast of the United States and an improved opportunity for 
United States fishermen to increase their share of the catch of fishery 
resources in these rich waters. 
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