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Management is also complicated by the proximity of US EEZs to waters of other 

 nations in the western Pacific, thus requiring broad regional collaboration on trans- 

 boundary issues related especially to movements of fishing fleets and highly migratory 

 pelagic fish. 



There is a need to coordinate the management of US Pacific pelagic stocks throughout 

 their range, while at the same time creating a framework for broader regional and 

 international cooperation. 



Ten Most Valuable US Fishing Ports, 1993 



Ex-Vessel Value (us$) of Fish Delivered to US Ports in the Western Pacific, 1993 



(rev. 22 February 1995) 



