INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES 



THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1994 



U.S. Senate, 

 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 



Washington, DC. 

 The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m. in room SR- 

 253, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. John F. Kerry, presiding. 

 Staff members assigned to this hearing: Penelope D. Dalton, sen- 

 ior professional staff member, and Lila H. Helms, professional staff 

 member; and John A. Moran, minority staff counsel. 



OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR KERRY 



Senator Kerry. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. 



First, let me welcome some fellow legislators from the Taiwan 

 Parliament who are here visiting us today. We are delighted to 

 have you here sharing in this hearing. And we welcome all of our 

 guests to these proceedings. 



We meet this morning to address a topic of enormous concern to 

 the committee and concern to all of us who have had anything to 

 do with fisheries over the years. I am happy to welcome David 

 Colson, the State Department's fishery ambassador, and Will Mar- 

 tin, who heads the International Affairs Office at the National Oce- 

 anic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA. 



They are going to provide testimony on behalf of the administra- 

 tion concerning the effect of ongoing multilateral discussions and 

 agreements on Federal fishery programs and our responsibilities 

 with respect to those programs. 



We have also asked them today to identify other international is- 

 sues that are likely to become a concern for our fishermen and also 

 for our country's environment. 



Following the administration testimony, we will welcome a dis- 

 tinguished panel of expert witnesses who will provide their views 

 on several issues. Among them, David Benton, the director of exter- 

 nal and international fisheries affairs of the Alaska Department of 

 Fish and Game; David Bumey, the executive director of the U.S. 

 Tuna Foundation; Jeff Kaelin, the executive director of the Maine 

 Sardine Council; and Ms. Lisa Speer, senior policy analyst with the 

 Natural Resources Defense Council. 



Thank you, all of you, for coming here today. Mr. Chairman, your 

 comments, please. 



OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROLLINGS 



The Chairman. Earlier this year I requested publication in the 

 Congressional Record of a Washington Post editorial by Jessica 



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