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Article XYIII. 



N^o fisherman shall make fast or hold on his boat to the nets, buoys, 

 floats, or any other part of the fishing-tackle of another fisherman. 



Article XIX. 



When trawl fishermen are in sight of drift-net or of long-line fisher- 

 men, they shall take all necessary steps in order to avoid doing injury to 

 the latter. Where damage is caused, the responsibility shall lie on the 

 trawlers, unless they can prove that they were under stress of compul- 

 sory circumstances, or that the loss sustained did not result from their 



fault. 



Article XX. 



When nets belonging to different fishermen get foul of each other the 

 nets shall not be cut without the consent of both parties. 



All responsibility shall cease if the impossibility of disengaging the 

 nets by any other means is proved. 



Article XXI. 



When a boat fishing with long lines entangles her lines in those of 

 another boat, the person who hauls up the lines shall not cut them ex- 

 cept under stress of compulsory circumstisuces, in which case any line 

 which may be cut shall be immediately joined together again. 



Article XXII. 



Except in cases of salvage and the cases to which the two preceding 

 articles relate, no fisherman shall, under any pretext whatever, cut, 

 hook, or lift up nets, lines, or other gear not belonging to him. 



Article XXIII. 



The use of any instrument or engine which serves only to cut or de- 

 stroy nets is forbidden. 



The presence of any such engine on board a boat is also forbidden. 



The high contracting parties engage to take the necessary measures 

 for preventing the embarkation of such engines on board fishing boats. 



Article XXIV. 



Fishing boats shall conform to the general rules respecting lights 

 which have been or may be adopted by mutual arrangement between 

 the high contracting parties with the view of preventing collisions 



at sea. 



Article XXV. 



All fishing boats, all their small boats, all rigging gear or other ap- 

 purtenances of fishing boats, all nets, lines, buoys, floats, or other fish- 

 ing implements whatsoever found or xncked up at sea, whether marked 



