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(A) the territorial sea of the United States, and 
(B) the waters included within a zone, contiguous 
to the territorial sea of the United States, of which the 
inner boundary is a line coterminous with the seaward 
boundary of each coastal state, and the outer boundary is 
a line drawn in such’a manner that each point on it is 200 
nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial 
sea is measured. 
By this amendment, the United States will bring under its juris- 
diction for the purpose of whale conservation and management, a sub- 
stantial area of ocean territory in the North Pacific where previously 
countries such as Japan and the U.S.S.R. fished freely. In this area, 
on March 1, 1977 (effective date of FCMA), Section 101 of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (i.e., "There shall be a moratorium on the taking 
and importation of marine mammals and marine mammal products....") 
will apply. The area of jurisdiction in the North Pacific of the 
International Whaling Commission will be substantially cut back and 
it is highly probable that efforts to negotiate bilateral agreements 
for the taking of whales within the 200 mile zone will result. 
B. Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals 
Canada, Japan, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics, originally negotiated this agreement for a period 
of six years. However, it was extended in 1963 and 1969; the last 
time for a period of eighteen years. An attempt at renegotiation, 
initiated by the United States, in order to bring the convention into 
correspondence with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 was 
made in December 1975. Agreement was reached on a Draft Protocol 
Amending the Interim Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur 
Seals at that time. However, the Protocol has yet to be ratified 
approved by the Party Governments. 
The 1957 Convention: 1) prohibits pelagic sealing (Article III); 
2) gives the United States and the Soviet Union sole responsibility 
for regulation of herds on islands under their jurisdiction (Articles 
II, IV); and 3) provides Canada and Japan with compensation for their 
losses as a result of the ban on pelagic sealing (Article IX). (The 
United States and U.S.S.R. must give 15 percent of the fur skins each 
takes to Japan and 15 percent to Canada). In addition, the North 
Pacific Fur Seal Commission was established (Article V) for the purpose 
of coordinating research programs, determining limits of pelagic 
sealing for research purposes, and, as a result of the October 8, 1963 
Protocol Amending the Interim Convention, exploring the possibility of 
whether a return to pelagic sealing should be allowed. Each member 
state participating in the Commission has one vote. 
Albert W. Koers in International Regulation of Marine Fisheries: 
A Study of Regional Fisheries Organizations indicates that the over- 
whelming success ofthis international organization has been due 
largely to two unique characteristics of the situation: 
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