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Capt. RlUTTA. They allow our vessels that are transiting up the 

 inside to anchor on a similar arrangement, I understand, where 

 they are only required to call in if they are transiting. I don't be- 

 lieve our fishing vessels fish close enough to Canadian waters 

 where they have to go into anchorage. 



But if I could, I would like to just ask my colleague from head- 

 quarters if he knows the answer, Commander O'Shea from our Law 

 Enforcement Division. 



Do you know? 



Commander O'Shea. Yes, sir, it is only during transiting that 

 our fishing vessels request permission by radio from the Canadians 

 to anchor up overnight if they are in transit. 



Mr. Young. OK. I just want to make sure, when we do this our- 

 selves, you wouldn't have any objection, or the Coast Guard 

 wouldn't have any objection of somehow putting into maritime law, 

 to have them treat our vessels identically? 



What I am leading up to is they did withdraw the penalties on 

 our vessel, and we may have stopped doing it. We haven't, you 

 know, got our money back yet. But I think there has to be some- 

 thing done so that they don't repeat that. 



We passed out of this Committee a bill that penalizes those that 

 are doing now what they have taken for granted. But somehow 

 along the line, I want to make sure Canada understands that the 

 action that Mr. Tobin took was inappropriate, against international 

 maritime law. That is law, transit is allowed. Somehow when we 

 have to reinforce that, I hope the Coast Guard would back us up 

 on that. 



And I would again like to have. Madam Chairman, a report from 

 the Coast Guard on the activities of their efforts in the Dixon 

 Straits during this so-called "fish war." Because I have had too 

 many differing complaints about not only the Canadians catching 

 Alaskan fish within Alaskan waters, in fact, we did apprehend 

 three vessels, but also breaking environmental laws that our fish- 

 ermen are required to follow. 



I am not trying to rub anybody wrong here; I just think that they 

 have to realize this is supposed to be a British Columbia-Alaskan 

 type effort, and when the Canadian Government really starts doing 

 things that are inappropriate, we would like to see some way to re- 

 spond to it. 



Thank you. Madam Chairman. 



Mrs. Unsoeld. Thank you. 



All right, Dr. Matlock. 



And Mr. Derwinski, from the standpoint of you having your past 

 experience in observing what has gone on in the last couple of 

 years, I would like your comments too. 



But Dr. Matlock, what do you think of the proposal that has been 

 presented; and as opposed to giving you a vote, a tie-breaking vote, 

 if you would sort of discuss both concepts, please? 



Dr. Matlock. Well, I have read the material very quickly while 

 I was listening to the comments that were going on, so at the very 

 least, the proposal is interesting. From a standpoint that some 

 States would recommend to support a vote that would increase the 

 Federal involvement in the decisionmaking process in the Commis- 

 sion, and others would not, that is interesting from the standpoint 



