d. Agreement Relating to Fishing for King and Tanner Crab, 

 with Appendix, February 21, 1973 * 



Simied at Moscoia February 21, 1973; Entered into force Febi'uary 21, 



1973, 



The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- 

 ment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 



Having considered in a spirit of mutual understanding their prob- 

 lems relating to the king and tanner crab fisheries on the continental 

 shelf in light of their ratifications of the Convention on the Continen- 

 tal Shelf adopted at Geneva, 1958, [^] 



Taking into account the existing fishery of the Soviet Union for 

 King and tanner crab in the eastern Bering Sea, and 



Desiring to adopt the necessary measures for conserving the stocks 

 of king crab and tanner crab in the fisheries areas provided for by the 

 Agreement, 



Have agreed as follows : 



1. The king crab and tanner crab are natural resources of the con- 

 tinental shelf over which the coastal state exercises sovereign rights 

 for the purposes of exploration and exploitation in accordance with 

 the provisions of Article 2 of the Convention on the Continental Shelf. 



'2. Nationals and vessels of the Soviet Union may continue to carry 

 out fishing for king crab and tanner crab on the continental shelf of 

 the United States for a period of two years in that area of the eastern 

 Bering Sea described in the Appendix to this Agreement, provided 

 that the annual commercial catch of king crab and tanner crab by 

 Soviet nationals and vessels in such area shall not exceed 260,000 king 

 crabs and 4.2 million tanner crabs each in 1973 and 1974. 



3, Each Government will apply the measures specified in paragraphs 

 3 and 4 of the Appendix to this Agreement to its nationals and vessels 

 engaged in the king and tanner crab fisheries in the eastern Bering 

 Sea.. Either Government shall, if requested by the other Government, 

 provide opportunity for observation of the conduct of enforcernent of 

 the provisions of this Agreement and for that purpose shall permit 

 duly authorized officers of the other Government to board its vessels 

 engaged in the king and tanner crab fisheries in the eastern Bering 

 Sea. These officers will make a report on the results of their observa- 

 tions ; the report will be forwarded to the flag Government for appro- 

 priate action, if such action should be necessary. 



4. The two Governments will continue and intensify their study of 

 the king and tanner crab resources in the eastern Bering Sea and will 

 exchange annually by November 30 the data resulting from such study 

 including also, to the extent possible, an estimate of the maximuni 



*0«a«on.- 24 UST 603; TIAS 7571. „^ _„. „ 



Termination Date: February 21, 1975; extended by notes of December 31, 1974. S^e 

 p. 963. 



1 TIAS 5578 ; 15 UST 471. 



(941) 



