Marine Science Affairs 



— ^an agreement with Japan concerning the new U.S. contiguous fishery 



zone and king crab and hahbut fishing on the high seas; 

 — an agreement with Mexico concerning fishing of each country in the 

 fishery zone of the other and related fisheiy data exchanges and 

 cooperative research programs; 

 — development of new conservation measures under the International 



Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; 

 ■^a new program of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commis- 

 sion of coordinated research on ground fish resources; 

 — designation of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission as the coordinat- 

 ing agency for the alewife program in Lake Michigan; 

 — -conclusion of a Convention on the Conduct of Fishing Operations in 

 the North Atlantic. 

 The United States contribution to eight international fishery commis- 

 sions was $2.0 million in FY 1968 and is estimated at $2.1 million in FY 1969. 

 These commissions are responsible for research and management practices 

 concerning fish stocks which provide an annual catch to American fishermen 

 valued at more than $200 million. 



Consultation With Other Nations 



The President and Vice President discussed international cooperation in 

 the marine sciences with a number of heads of state of Latin America, 

 Europe, and Asia. The President's speech during the Latin American Sum- 

 mit Meeting at Punta del Este and the communiques following the visits to 

 the United States of Premier Sato of Japan and President Marcos of the 

 Philippines identified marine science cooperation for emphasis.* The 

 Council's Executive Secretary met with senior policy officials in a number 

 of countries to explain U.S. policies and plans and to encourage policy-level 

 attention abroad on new opportunities to derive benefits from ocean activities 

 through inter-governmental cooperation. 



Federal Policy Coordination 



Early in 1967, the Secretary of State, at the request of the Vice President, 

 established an ad hoc interagency Committee on International Policy for 

 the Marine Environment to develop Government-wide policies and arrange- 



* The texts of the marine science portions of the speech and communiques are in- 

 cluded in Appendix E, Table E-6. 



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