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It is agreed that in the above area west of 164°45' West Longitude 

 trawling may be conducted during the said period of time at depths 

 of 200 meters or greater. 



e. Restrict its total catch of flatfish, including yellowfin flounder, 

 in the eastern Bering Sea to a level not exceeding the average of 

 the 1969, 1970 and 1971 catches (100,000 metric tons) during 1973 

 and 1974. 



f. Limit the catch level of Pacific hake to the 1971 level (150,000 

 metric tons) during the 1973 and 1974 fishing seasons. 



5. Both Governments will take appropriate measures to ensure that 

 their nationals and vessels refrain from : 



a. Conducting bottom trawl fishing along the coast of the United 

 States of America in the northeastern Pacific Ocean between the 

 isobaths of 200 and 600 meters during the period December 15 to 

 April 30 inclusive in the following areas : 



(1) 48°10' to 47°35' North Latitude 



(2) 47°00' to 46°08' North Latitude 



(3) 45°50' to 45°35' North Latitude 



(4) 45°09' to 44°41' North Latitude 



(5) 44°10' to 43°37' North Latitude 



(6) 42°00' to 41°15' North Latitude 



b. Conducting a specialized fishery for rockfish in the waters 

 south of 50°30' North Latitude. In this connection, the annual 

 incidental catch of rockfish by nationals and vessels of the two 

 countries in waters south of 48° 10' North Latitude shall not 

 exceed the 1969 level, and the masters of fishing vessels will be 

 instructed to avoid conducting fishing operations in areas of 

 rockfish concentrations. For purposes of this Agreement, the term 

 "incidental catch" means a catch taken imintentionally in the 

 course of conducting a specialized fishery for other species. 



c. Conducting a specialized fishery for flounders and soles south 

 of 48°10' North Latitude. 



The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to vessels under 

 110 feet in length. 



6. The two Governments will take effective measures to prevent the 

 use by their nationals and vessels of liners of such mesh size as to 

 retain immature fish in trawling for bottom fish, and will also take 

 all measures necessary to ensure the use in fishing for hake of bottom 

 trawls with a mesh size in any of the parts no less than 60 to 70 milli- 

 meters or 2.4 to 2.8 inches, stretched mesh, including one knot (two 

 bars). It is agreed that there will be no marked change in the manner 

 in which bottom trawl gear is rigged and operated in 1973 and 1974. 



7. The two Governments will take appropriate measures to ensure 

 that their nationals and vessels refrain from fishing with mobile gear 

 during the period from three and three- fourths days before the open- 

 ing hour of the halibut season to three and one-half days after such 

 opening hour at depths between 200 and 1000 meters and, bearing in 

 mind the provisions of paragraph 9 of the Agreement, take additional 

 precautions to avoid gear conflicts during the next seven days in the 



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