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ments with all three nations were to expire on 30 June 
1992. Early in 1992, however, the enforcement 
agreements were extended through 31 December 1992 
to conform with the starting date for a global morato- 
rium on large-scale high seas driftnet fishing called 
for by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 
46/215 (see discussion below). 
Results of 1990 and 1991 
Driftnet Monitoring Programs 
Each driftnet monitoring agreement includes 
provisions to review and tabulate catch data collected 
by observers and to prepare a summary report follow- 
ing the fishing season. The reports, released six to 
Table 11. Target and bycatch animals observed taken in a portion of the large-mesh driftnet fishing 
fleets of Japan (September 1990 to May 1991) and Taiwan (May to August 1991) 
JAPAN! TAIWAN2 
All Observer Data U.S. Observer Data 
Number of Animals Number of Animals 
SPECIES (829 Net Retrievals) (229 Net Retrievals) 
Skipjack tuna 252,918 4,473 
Albacore tuna 39,424 35,680 
Billfish 35133 844 
Neon flying squid 88,592 609 
Pacific pomfret 277,458 4,515 
Blue shark 7,692 6,827 
Mahi mahi 59,863 568 
Sooty shearwater 109 11 
Laysan albatross 125 9 
Striped dolphin 504 22 
Common dolphin 480 323 
Spotted dolphin 37 0 
Bottlenose dolphin 15 1 
Rough-toothed dolphin 18 0 
Risso’s dolphin 29 4 
Northern right whale dolphin 0 0 
Dall’s porpoise 0 1 
Unidentified dolphins 152 6 
Pygmy sperm whale 20 4 
Pygmy killer whale 17 4 
False killer whale 7 3 
Cuvier’s beaked whale 6 3 
Sperm whale 4 1 
Northern fur seal 0 11 
Loggerhead turtle 145 84 
1. Int. North Pac. Fish. Comm. 1992. Final report of observations of the Japanese high seas large-mesh driftnet fishery in the 
North Pacific Ocean, 1990-1991. Joint report by the National Sections of Canada, Japan, and the United States. 86pp. 
2. Joint report of the Council of Agriculture, Taiwan; the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 1992. Final report of 1991 observations of the Taiwan high seas driftnet fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean. 98pp. 
(Due to inconsistencies in species identification and recording by U.S. and Taiwan observers, only U.S. observer data are 
provided here). 
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