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negotiations at the UN Conference ot Straddling and Highly 

 Migratory Fish Stocks. The Conference is currently scheduled to 

 reconvene March 14 - 31 of 1994 with a final session scheduled in 

 August 1994. We would like to recommend that your Subcominittee 

 and/or the full Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 

 possibly in conjunction with the Hcuse Committee on Foreign 

 Affairs, consider holding a hearing on the UN Conference early 

 next year. 



Again, thank you for this opportunity to participate in today's 

 hearing. I would be happy to answer any questions that you or 

 other Members of the Subcommittee night have. 



