c. Note of the Government of Japan Concerning Dragnet and 

 Longline Fishing in Certain Waters, December 24, 1974* 



Translation 



TOKYO 



December 24, 1974 

 Excellency, 



I have the honor to refer to the arrangements set forth in the notes 

 exchanged today between us concerning certain fisheries off the coast 

 of the United States of America and to inform Your Excellency of the 

 following : 



The Government of Japan will take necessary measures to ensure 

 that, with a view to preventing conflict of fishing gear during periods 

 of high concentration of such gear, nationals and vessels of Japan 

 will not, during the duration of the above-mentioned arrangements, 

 engage in the following fishing in the waters and during the periods 

 specified below respectively: 



1. Dragnet and longline fishing from August 10 to May 31 of the 

 following year inclusive : 



Off Kocliak Island seaward of a limit of twelve nautical miles from 

 the baseline from which the United States territorial sea is measured 

 in the six areas bounded respectively by straight lines connecting in 

 each of the following groups the coordinates in the order listed : 



(i) ]S"orth Latitude West Longitude 



57°15' '. 



56*57' 



56°21' 



56°26' 



57°15' 



(ii) North Latitude 



56°27' 154°06' 



55°46' 155°27' 



55°40' 155°17' 



55°48' 155°00' 



55°54' 154°55' 



56°03' 154°36' 



56°03' 153°45' 



56°30' 153°45' 



56°30' 154°49' 



56°27' 154°06' 



154°51' 

 154°34' 

 155°40' 



155°55' 

 154°51' 



West Longitude 



*Source: Department of State. 



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