876 



2. Those participating in each visit shall prepare a brief report of 

 their visit in each case and submit it to the appropriate authorities of 

 the two Governments. Visits shall be arranged between the Regional 

 Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Gloucester Mas- 

 sachusetts, and the chiefs of the fishing fleets of the Deep Sea Fisheries 

 and Fishery Services Enterprise "DALMOR" in Gdynia, "ORDA" in 

 Swinoujscie, or "GRYF" in Szczecin, as appropriate. Each side will 

 inform the other side at least two weeks before the visit, of subjects it 

 wishes discussed. 



Article 1 



1. Subject to compliance with the International Regulations for 

 Preventing Collisions at Sea,[^] all vessels shall conduct their opera- 

 tions so as not to interfere with the operations of fishing vessels or fish- 

 ing gear. Vessels arriving on fishing grounds where fishing vessels are 

 already fishing or have set their gear for that purpose shall inform 

 themselves of the position and extent of gear already placed in the 

 sea and shall not place themselves or their fishing gear so as to inter- 

 fere with or obstruct fishing operations already in progress. No vessels 

 shall anchor or remain on a fishing ground where fishing is in progress 

 if it would interfere with such fishing unless required for the purpose 

 of its own fishing operations or in consequence of accident or other 

 circumstances beyond its control. Except in cases of fo7'ce inajeure no 

 vessel shall dump in the sea any article or substance which may inter- 

 fere with fishing or obstruct or cause damage to fish, fishing gear, or 

 fishing vessels. As used in this paragraph, the word "vessels" refers to 

 fishing vessels and fishery support vessels. 



2. The Government of the United States will, to the fullest extent of 

 its authority and resources, take steps to minimize the possibility of 

 conflict between U.S. lobster fishing gear and mobile fishing gear. This 

 will include the development and use of improved marking, deploy- 

 ment, and notification practices. The United States Government will 

 give notice of concentrations of lobster gear on a timely basis to the 

 Polish fishing fleet. The Government of the Polish People's Republic 

 will, to the m.aximum extent practicable, give notice of areas of con- 

 centration of the Polish fishing fleet to the American authorities. 



Article 8 



Both Governments agree to the establishment of the U.S. -Polish 

 Fisheries Conciliation Board set out in Annex I which forms an in- 

 tegral part of this Agreement. 



Article 9 



Both Governments agree to implement the voluntary scheme of 

 joint inspection set out in Annex II which forms an integral part of 

 this Agreement. 



3 TIAS 5813 ; 16 UST 794. 



