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the international negotiations could be strengthened by designating 

 in the ATCA the director of the National Marine Fisheries Service 

 as the head of the U.S. delegation to ICCAT, and we recommend as 

 well prohibiting appointment as commissioners those individuals 

 who have a direct financial stake in the fisheries under the Com- 

 mission's jurisdiction. 



Specific legislative language on each of these points has been in- 

 cluded to a supplement to our testimony, as well as the names of 

 those organizations endorsing these views. 



We don't expect that each of these notions is going to be em- 

 braced with enthusiasm, but we have been gratified by the amount 

 of common ground we have been able to find with the segments of 

 the industry with whom we have met to share some concerns, and 

 we are committed to continuing that dialog. We also look forward 

 to working with you and the Subcommittee as you undertake your 

 own deliberations. 



Thank you very much. 



[The statement of Ms. ludicello can be found at the end of the 

 hearing.] 



Mr. Manton. Thank you, Ms. ludicello. 



That concludes our panel. Before we move to questions, I would 

 like to recognize the presence of someone who is not currently a 

 member of this Subcommittee, but who is on the Full Committee, 

 Mr. Pallone of New Jersey. I understand, however, he will be join- 

 ing the Subcommittee tomorrow, after action of the Full Commit- 

 tee. 



I believe Mr. Pallone has a statement. 



STATEMENT OF HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR., A U.S. 

 REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW JERSEY 



Mr. Pallone. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I just wanted to 

 thank you for all your help in making the transfer to the Subcom- 

 mittee. And it is true, I understand that I won't be officially on the 

 Subcommittee until tomorrow, but I wanted to thank you for your 

 help. Also, thank you for having this hearing, which I think is 

 really crucial. 



I wanted to mention that one of my constituents, Mr. Bogan, is 

 here, and also that Nelson Beideman, who has been very helpful to 

 me and certainly on this issue in the past, is also someone that I 

 recognize being there on the panel and I am glad he is here today. 



What I was hoping is that since Dr. Foster is present, that I 

 could focus my comments briefly on the National Marine Fishery 

 Service's allocation of the domestic bluefin tuna quota rather than 

 the convention act itself, and essentially follow up on some of the 

 comments that were made by Mr. Bogan, that time and time again. 

 New Jersey anglers are getting the raw end of the deal in the allo- 

 cation of the bluefin tuna quota. 



We were promised a 20-ton set-aside in the general category. 

 However, NMFS allowed New England to overrun this quota and 

 our 20-ton is gone. Late reporting was cited as the cause of this 

 overrun, but the NMFS regulations require that the dealers fax 

 daily reports to NMFS. 



