6. Japanese fishing operations should conform strictly to 
provisions of international agreements of which the Allied countries 
are parties. 
The first principle above, in the production of sufficient fish¬ 
ery products for domestic consumption 2/, is developed with consideration, 
on the one hand, of relieving the United Nations in feeding the Japanese 
population during a period of critical food shortages in the United 
Nations and liberated areas, and, on the other hand, of providing useful 
and customary occupation for a large number of Japanese workers. The 
level of domestic food consumption is yet to be determined by military 
authorities. Total caloric consumption levels for the period of occupa¬ 
tion of 1600 and 2000 are still being discussed. As soon as a decision 
is reached concerning the level of total food consumption and the part 
fish will play in this, quotas necessary for domestic fish supplies should 
be established. Because of the importance of fish as protein food in 
the Japanese diet, these quotas can be expected to be above present 
production. 
The second principle follows from the first,since the extent to 
which the Japanese fisheries can produce following the cessation of 
hostilities will be dependent primarily upon the reconditioning and re¬ 
placement of fishing boats and gear and the provision of fuel and supplies. 
In the rehabilitation of the fisheries the coastal fisheries and aqoicul¬ 
ture should be given primary attention and insofar as practicable these 
2f Domestic consumption as used here means consumption by the occupying 
forces as well as the Japanese population. 
