gives us an opportunity to conclude some conservation and man- 

 agement arrangements for the post-1994 period. 



In the work on a long-term agreement many of the elements as 

 well have been agreed. There is a bracketed text. We are halfway 

 there on the all-important element of decisionmaking. In essence, 

 we have agreed that if the allowable catch for any year for the 

 Aleutian Basin stock cannot be decided by consensus it will be 

 based upon determinations made by the United States with respect 

 to the Bogoslof Island fishery, which we call Area 518 in our zone. 



Where we remain apart is on the all-important question of the 

 allocation of the allowable catch between the U.S. and Russian 

 zones and the potential fishery in the Donut Hole. Although the 

 U.S. and Russia are entitled to utilize fully the fishery resources in 

 our zone, we have recognized the need for cooperation with the 

 high seas fishing states. Accordingly, we have offered to divide the 

 allocation between the zones and the Donut Hole based on geogra- 

 phy- „ 



We have passed out a chart that demonstrates that the Donut 

 Hole is approximately 15 percent of the Aleutian Basin, with the 

 rest being in the Russian and the U.S. zones. We believe that a geo- 

 graphic picture represents a fair allocation and intend to a stick to 

 a percentage of that order. 



The fishing states suggested that the allocation should be based 

 on historical catches. Of course, it is hard to call a fishery that 

 began in the mid-1980's historical, nor is it right to reward the 

 overfishing that occurred in the mid to late 1980's. 



We will take this point up in Korea the first week in October. I 

 hope resolutions like Resolution 135 and the letter all the negotia- 

 tors have received from Globe to call attention to these issues will 

 pay dividends. 



The foreign countries concerned should understand, however, 

 that our willingness to recognize that in certain conditions a for- 

 eign fishery could again occur in the Donut Hole should not be 

 taken as a sign that we will compromise away our fundamental in- 

 terests or our responsibility to protect and preserve the marine en- 

 vironment. 



It is, of course, imperative that we complete these negotiations 

 soon if there is to be any fishing in the Donut Hole after 1994. 



Mr. Chairman, I would like to conclude with one other observa- 

 tion concerning high seas fishing on straddling stocks. 



There is a real problem when our government advocates one 

 thing, when vessels flying the U.S. flag do another, and the govern- 

 ment is without the legal tools to do anything about it. I have 

 noted how this relates to NAFO. 



I would be remiss before this Committee, however, if I did not 

 note the potential for this to be a problem in what is called the 

 Peanut Hole in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Peanut Hole is an area 

 like the Donut Hole, completely surrounded by the Russian 200- 

 mile zone but with a high seas enclave inside. 



We have prohibited U.S. vessels from fishing in the Donut Hole 

 unless they do so pursuant to an agreement. We have heard 

 rumors that there may be— that some U.S. vessels are planning to 

 go to the Donut Hole since there have been conservation restric- 

 tions put in place in both the U.S. zone and in the Donut Hole. 



