Table XIII-2 — U.S. Contributions to Internationei Fisheries Commissions 



Percent - 

 International fishery commissions supported 



by U.S. 



Contributions 



President's 

 Fiscal year Fiscal year budget 

 1969 1970 fiscal year 



1971 



Approximate 

 value of 

 U.S. 1%8 

 catch at 



fishermen's 

 level 



International Pacific Halibut Percent Thousands Thousands Thousands Millions 



Commission 50 $206 $214 $260 



International Pacific Salmon 



Commission 50 377 386 406 



Inter-American Tropical Tuna 



Commission 96 416 427 492 



International Commission for 

 the Northwest Atlantic 

 Fisheries 7 6 7 7 



International Whaling Com- 

 mission 6 1 1 1 



Great Lakes Fishery Commission . 68 1,029 1,319 1,352 



International North Pacific 



Fisheries Commission 33 23 23 23 



North Pacific Fur Seal Com- 

 mission 25 5 4 4 



International Commission for 

 the Conservation of Atlantic 

 Tunal 13 10 10 3 



Total 2,063 2,391 2,555 301 



$4 



2 



48 



137 



1 

 6 



96 

 4 



' Includes small amount for travel expenses of U.S. Commissioners and their advisers. 



(4) Joined in the entry into force of the International Convention 

 for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and participated in the first 

 meeting of the Commission established by the Convention ; 



(5) Participated in formulating proposals by the International Com- 

 mission for the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries for measures to conserve 

 the North Atlantic salmon and the endangered haddock and hake stocks 

 of the northwestern Atlantic ; 



(6) Joined in recommending a substantial increase, for the second 

 consecutive year, in the catch quota for Eastern Pacific yellow-fin tuna; 



(7) Shared in improving arrangements for effective conservation of 

 North Pacific whales and lowering the catch quota for Antarctic 

 whales to a more rational level ; 



(8) Participated in extending the North Pacific Fur Seal Conven- 

 tion for an additional 6 years ; 



(9) Initiated negotiations with the Government of the Bahama 

 Islands for U.S. spiny lobster fishermen to continue their traditional 

 fishing and cooperation in conserv'ation of the resource; 



(10) Ratified the Convention on Conduct of Fishing Operations in 

 the North Atlantic, providing for good order on the fishing grounds 

 under international enforcement and for reduction of pollution by 

 fishing vessels; 



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