e. Agreement Concerning the King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in 

 the Eastern Bering Sea, December 24, 1974* 



Exchange of notes Signed at Tohyo^ Deceniber 2If-, 197 Jt.; Entered inio 

 force December 21}.^ 197 Ji- {"effective as of January i, 1975"). 



Translation 



TOKYO 



December 24, 1974 

 Excellency, 



I have the honor to refer to the consultation betATeen the representa- 

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

 States of America in regard to the king and tanner crab fisheries in 

 the eastern Bering Sea, hekl in Tokyo from Xovember 25 to Decem- 

 ber 13, 1974, and. to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, 

 the following understandings which shall replace the previous agree- 

 ment between the two Governments on the king and tanner crab 

 fisheries in the eastern Bering Sea contained in the exchange of notes 

 on December 20, 1972 : 



1. The Government of Japan holds the view that king crabs and 

 tanner crabs are high seas fishery resources, and that nationals and 

 vessels of Japan are entitled to continue fishing for king crabs and 

 tanner crabs in the eastern Bering Sea. 



2. The Government of the United States of America is of the view 

 that king crabs and tanner crabs are natural resources of the conti- 

 nental shelf over which the coastal state (in this case the United 

 States of America) has exclusive jurisdiction, control, and rights of 

 exploitation. 



3. However, the tAvo Governments, having regard to the fact that 

 nationals and vessels of Japan have over a period of years exploited 

 the crab resources in the eastern Bering Sea, have agreed, without 

 prejudice to their respective positions as described above, as follows: 



1) The fisheries for king and tanner crabs by nationals and vessels 

 of Japan in the eastern Bering Sea will continue in and near 

 the waters which have been fished historically by Japan; that 

 is, those waters in which migrate crab stocks exploited in thd 

 past by Japan; provided that for the purpose of conservation 



*Source: Department of State. 

 Termination Date: December 31, 1976. 



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