The aeizaire of records should yield essential data concerning 
the first item although the large amount of destruction of boats likely 
to occur immediately preceding military occupation can be expected to 
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necessitate an inventory of current conditions. General rules for 
registration of boats for «11 of Japan should be worked out, but the 
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actual inventory should be carried out on a prefectural, or even more 
local, basis. 
Strict war emergency fishing restriciibns are expected to be in 
force in the period immediately preceding military occupation; during 
this period it is likely that fishing, even in the near coastal waters 
will be greatly curtailed if not brought to a virtual halt. The relax¬ 
ation of these emergency restrictions and the establishment of new ones 
will be basic to the revival of the industry. A set of regulations shaped 
so as to permit sound naval security should be drawn up as soon after 
military occupation as possible. If the territory is occupied in . 
sections, emergency restrictions in those areas occupied may need to be 
relaxed before the general regulations are promulgated. In working out 
these regulations and the permits to be used military government 
authorities should review the experiences of occupation authorities in 
Italy and Sicily in order to take advantage of their experience for those 
aspects which are applicable to Japan. 10/ 
10/ Regulations regarding night fishing, for example, should be reviewed. 
It has been reported that night fishing has been prohibited in Japan. 
Releasing or modifying this restriction may add to the coastal production. 
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