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testimony that has been presented to the committee so far, the quota 

 of yellowfin tuna in the CYRA area will be fished essentially this 

 year by foreigners, perhaps resulting in an undue take of immature 

 fish and ironically perhaps the take of porpoise larjrcr than would 

 be otherwise taken, were a reasonable regulation allowed and put 

 into effect at a rather early date, to allow fishing on mammals associ- 

 ated with yellowfin tuna by the fishermen. 



I am sure this matter is a cause of concern by monitor groups as it 

 is for the Chair. 



Do you have any observations on that? 



Mr. Katjfmann. Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. 



Those monitor groups that associated with and represented by the 

 environmental defense fund, did support and support today an in- 

 terium regime to extend between the present time and the time that 

 the final regulations are promulgated and in effect; an interim re- 

 grime in consonance with the proposed 1977 tuna-porpoise fishing 

 regulations, amended as recommended in ERF's brief the ALJ. 



We have no quarrel with this. We support this concept. 



Mr. Leggett. Very good. I appreciate that statement. 



Mr. Oberstar? 



Mr. Oberstar. No questions. 



Mr. Leggett. Mr. Anderson? 



Mr. Anderson. No questions. 



Mr. Leggett. Mr. Bonior? 



Mr. Bonior. No questions. 



Mr Leggett. Mr. Mannina? 



Mr. Mannina. No. 



Mr. Leggett. Mr. Spensley? 



Mr. Spexsley. No questions. 



Mr. Leggett. We are letting you off quite easily. 



Mr. Kaufmaxn. I do not know if that is total failure or total 

 success, sir. 



Mr. Leggett. Well, with respect to your last statement, which I 

 will not repeat, I would hope that we could explore that further and 

 perhaps in some private meetings. 



Mr. Kaufmann, thank you very much. 



Now, I think we will call Mr. Mulligan. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN MULLIGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TUNA 

 RESEARCH FOUNDATION, ACCOMPANIED BY KAREN PRIOR, 

 CONSULTANT, PORPOISE RESCUE FOUNDATION; AND FRANK 

 ALVERSON, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, PORPOISE RESCUE FOUNDA- 

 TION, SAN DIEGO, CALIF. 



Mr. Mulligan. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



With your permission. Mr. Frank Alverson, the research director, 

 and Ms.'Karen Prior, our consultant, will join me for our presenta- 

 tion. 



Mr. Leggett. Your statement will appear in the record as if you 

 fully read it. 



[The following was received for the record :] 



