I. JAPAN 

 1. FISHERIES 



a. Agreement Concerning Certain Fisheries Off the Coast of the 

 United States, December 24, 1974* 



Exchange of notes Signed at Tohyo^ Decemher ^^, 197 J^.; Entered into 

 ■force Decemher ^^, 197 J{- {'■'■elective as of January i, 1975''^) . 



Translation 



Tokyo 

 December 24, 1974 

 Excellency, 



I have tlie honor to refer to the consultation between the representa- 

 tives of the Government of Japan and the Government of the United 

 States of America held in Tokyo from November 25 to December 13, 

 1974, concerning- certain fisheries off the coast of the United States 

 of America and to confirm on behalf of my Government the following 

 understandings which shall replace the previous agreement contained 

 in the exchange of notes on December 20, 1972 : 



1. The Government of Japan will take necessary measures to ensure 

 that the nationals and vessels of Japan will not engage in fishing, 

 except such fishing as listed below, in the waters which are contiguous 

 to the territorial sea of the United States of America and extend to 

 a limit of twelve nautical miles from the baseline from which the 

 United States territorial sea is measured. 



1) In the waters off the Bering Sea coast of the Aleutian Islands: 



(a) between 165° and 166°45' West Longitude, dragnet fishing 

 from May 16 to May 31 inclusive, and longline fishing and 

 loading from December 1 to May 31 inclusive ; 



(b) between 166°45' and 169° West Longitude, dragnet fishing 

 from May 16 to September 14 inclusive, and longline fishing 

 and loading from Febniary 16 to September 14 inclusive ; 



(c) between 169° and 170° West Longitude, dragnet fishing 

 from May 16 to November 30 inclusive, and longline fishing 

 and loading year-round; 



(d) between 170° and 172° West Longitude, dragnet and long- 

 line fishing and loading year-round ; 



(e) between 172° and 176° West Longitude, longline fishing and 

 loading from April 1 to October 31 inclusive ; 



*Source: Department of State. 



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