the requirement that U.S. fishing vessels be built in the United States,^ the 

 tangle of confused and conflicting local and State regulations,^ relatively high 



Figure VI-2— Catch of Seafoods by Leading Countries 



Billions of Pounds 

 24 



22 



20 



16 



PERU 



JAPAN 



12 



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U.S.S.R 



CHINA 

 (MAINLAND) 



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r.-' 



\/' 



UNITED STATES 



\ 



NORWAY 



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■64 



■65 



■66 



'67 



'68 





 1956 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 ^63 



NOTE. LIVE WEIGHT BASIS 



-OURCE FOOD AND AGRICUl TURE ORGANIZATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 



= A 1793 law (46 U.S.C. 251) in effect requires that vessels over five net tons en- 

 gaged in our fisheries must be built in U.S. shipyards. A 1966 subsidy law, intended to 

 offset the high costs of construction in the United States, has not had a significant im- 

 pact and at the same time reduces incentives to lower construction costs. 



^ These laws and regulations are summarized in the Council contract report The 

 Land-Sea Interface of the Coastal Zone of the United States." 



85 



