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of crab resources in the eastern Bering Sea, the Government 

 of Japan ensures that: 



A. The fishing operations for king and tanner crabs by nationals 

 and vessels of Japan for the years 1975 and 1976 will be con- 

 ducted in the waters north of 55°30' North Latitude and 

 west of 164° West Longitude. 



B. The annual commercial catches of king and tanner crabs by 

 nationals and vessels of Japan for the years 1975 and 1976 

 shall not exceed: 

 (a) Zero metric tons of king crabs and 2,500 metric tons 



of tanner crabs in the area bounded by straight lines 

 connecting the following coordinates in the order listed : 



West Longitude 

 164°00' 

 168°00' 

 169°50' 

 170°50' 

 170°50' 

 169°55' 

 168°00' 

 168°00' 

 164°00' 

 164°00' 



(b) 953 metric tons of king crabs and 7,700 metric tons of 

 tanner crabs in the waters north of 55°30' North Lati- 

 tude and west of 164° West Longitude, outside the area' 

 designated in (a) above. 



2) The two Governments shall apply such interim measures as 

 described in the Appendix to this note to their respective na- 

 tionals and vessels fishing for king and tanner crabs in the 

 eastern Bering Sea. 



3) The International Commission under the North Pacific Fishery 

 Convention will be asked by the two Governments to continue 

 and intensify the study of the king and tanner crab resources 

 in the eastern Bering Sea and to transmit to the two Govern- 

 ments annually by November 30 the findings of such study. 



4) For the purpose of carrying out faithfully measures under the 

 provisions of the proviso of sub-paragraph (1) and the provi- 

 sions of sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, the two Govern- 

 ments shall take appropriate and effective measures respectively, 

 and either Government shall, if requested by the other Govern- 

 ment, provide opportunity for observation of the conduct of 

 enforcement. 



5) The present arrangements shall be effective as of January 1, 1975, 

 and shall continue in effect until December 31, 1976. At the re- 

 quest of either Government, representatives of the two Govern- 

 ments will meet at a mutually convenient time within 60 days of 

 such request to consider the desirability of modifications of these 

 arrangements. In any event, the two Governments shall meet 

 before December 31, 1976, to review the operation of these ar- 



