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vessels, areas and movements of high seas fleets to monitor 

 reflagging, compliance with regional and global agreements, etc; 



iii) an international REGISTRY of all ships capable of 

 fishing in international waters and an international" system for 

 licensing vessels to fish in international waters, and a related 

 obligation for all vessels wishing to fish on the high seas to be 

 entered in the registry and maintain correct records as to 

 technical details and fishing capacity of the vessel, catches, 

 areas, seasons, landings and species fished, etc; and 



iv) a standardized, multilateral series of PENALTY 

 PROVISIONS, including but not limited to fines, revocation of 

 licenses, joint sanctions, and public exposure of violations. 



CONCLUSION 



Mr Chairman, in conclusion, Greenpeace International urges your 

 Subcommittee to consider the above positions and recommendations 

 in its deliberations on the subject of international fisheries 

 management in the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic Oceans. 



We strongly support the passage of implementing legislation to 

 allow the United States to become a full participant in the 

 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. U.S. vessels have 

 fished in the international waters of the NAFO Convention area in 



