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conservation and management agreement be in place prior to the 

 expiration of the moratorium. The next opportunity is coming in 

 early October, when the eighth round of talks is scheduled to take 

 place in Seoul, Korea. 



Like the joint U.S. /Russian statement at the United Nations, 

 HCR 135 calls for the use, in accordance with international law, 

 of all available measures to resolve this issue and secure an 

 acceptable long-term management regime for the Central Bering Sea. 

 We fully concur with that statement, and would suggest that 

 Congress consider the following options if meaningful progress is 

 not made in the near future to develop the necessary management 

 agreement . 



1. Strengthen the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act 

 to include economic sanctions against nations violating the 

 provisions of the act; 



2. Deny direct foreign aid assistance, including placing 

 restrictions on funds provided by the United States to 

 international institutions, such that nations in violation of 

 the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act may not 

 receive such aid; 



3. Deny Most Favored Nation trading status to any nation fishing 

 in the Central Bering Sea in violation of the Central Bering 

 Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act; 



