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~ May 1962 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 39 and Canada, which were associate members of the OEEC, are full members of the 20-na tion OECD. In addition to the United States and Canada, the other members are the six Common Market countries, the United King es om Organi- dom, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, z ation for Economic Cooperation and Devel Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Spain, opment (OECD) held its third session in Par Turkey, and Ireland. Ls, France, on March 19-21, 1962 . Theagen da for the meeting included: (1) Study of sub Under the OECD, a Fisheries Committee sLdies and other financial support to fisher was established to carry out a program to Les of member countries, (2) Report on the promote the harmonious development of fish European market for canned fish, (3) Study eries and to iron out trade problems. This of sanitary regulations affecting international Com mit tee will have close links with the trade in fish and fish products, (4) Market OECD Trade Committee and others concerned s Ltuation for Icelandic fish products, (5) with economic policies. Since September T€chnical assistance programs in less-de 1961, the Committee has met twice to begin veloped member countries, and (6) Work pro work on such major trade problems as sub gram for Fisheries Committee in 1962 and sidies and supports, import restrictions, san 1963. itary requirements, and marketing practices. A. W. Anderson, formerly Assist ant Di rector of the U. S. Bureau of Commercial ORGANIZATION FOR ,? isheries and now Regional Fisheries At ECONOMIC COOPERA· a che in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the U. S. TION & DEVELOPMENT epresentative on the Fisheries Committee. COUNCIL OF "'!NISUn On September 30, 1961, the OECD sup- ~ l anted the Organization for European Eco EXECUTIVE S(ClnAJIA' mic Cooperation (OEEC). The United States COMMInEE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERA. D£VEtOf>MENT (CONOMIC TKHNICAl T.... DE AG.'CULTUItf FlSHEIlfS TlON .\ DEVELOPMENT ASSISlANCf POUCY A$SI$TAH(l ~'''1 Fig. 2 - A Fisheries Committee in OECD will work closely with other committees concerned with economic policies of member countries. The program of the Committee involves confrontations and consultations between member countries on fisheries policies, ex amining problems of mutual interest, study Pi~ . 1 . Through cooperative actiOns, OECD will spur economic ing market situations for major fishery prod growth, encourage trade, and aid lesser-developed countries. ucts, improving trade, and assisting develop- 40 COMMERCIAL FISHE RIES REVIEW Vol. 24, No. :; International (Contd.): ters within the Soviet 12 -mile limit, includi::!:~ the Nordfargrunden fishing bank in the Var oping countries in problems of production, anger Bay area, and the Hen6y banks off Cape export, and distribution. ~ iemetski. Both were important fishing grounds for 1 orwegians until the Soviet Uni o r extended the limit of its territorial waters ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERA· OECD shortly aft r World War II to 12 miles. TlON & OEVEWPMENT FISHERIES COMMITTEE Two nations, Great Britain and the Sovie - 1'1I0GRA111 Of WORK •• 1962 nion, have so far signed pacts with orwa· to secure rights within 1ts extended fishery~ 51 IEIoIOV AL Of SUISlOlU AND ~T 'URlCTIONS zone. .L egotiations with France are expecte ..oMOTI OUAUTT STAHDAlOS to start soon. (1 ews of orway, March 15, 1962 . ) SIMPUfY iAHlTAIV llOUU. TlONS INTERNATIONAl NORTH PACIFlC FUR SEAL COMMISSION ,.OMOTI fISH CONSUMnlON REPORT 01" FIFTH A "1' AL, lEETL·G: Fig. 3 - The OECD Fisheries Committee will promote hannom The International orth Pacific Fur Seal OllS development of fisheries and iron out trade problems. Commission approved continuat'on of itswi<lE rangmg program of research by scientists oj The over-all aim of the OECD is to a the four contracting countries and to a har chieve sound economic expansion. The new vest of fur seals in 1962 that will be compa· organization will stress the need for major rable to last year1s take. The latter decisiot', free world nations to consult closely in their reflects the success that has attended thewoJ economic policies. It will also seek coopera of the Commission in developing and mam hon to promote economic, social, and tech taimng the stocks of fur seals of the ·orth nical development in the less advanced re Pacific to levels designed to produce the hl~t gions of the world. est sustainable yield. This action was take!l at the Fifth nnual 1\leeting of the Commis In 1960, OEEC issued a comprehensive sion in Ottawa, Canada, February 7 -9, 1962. report on "Fishery Policies in Western Eu rope and North America" describing the fish Established under the provision of the 19. eries in each country, the tariff and support Interim Convention on Conservation of the policies, and recommending removal of many Torth Pacific Fur Seals, the Commission i of the barriers hampering trade in fishery composed of representatives from the merr: products. ber countries of Canada, Japan, the . S. S. R and the United States. The Commissioner TERRITORIAL F1SHING RIGHTS are George R. Clark, De put y Minister c Fisheries of Canada; l\Iasayoshi Ito, Dire.ct NORWAY AND U. S. S. R. of the Fisheries Agency, 1:inistry of AgrlC CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS: ture and Forestry of Japan, Aleksander A. Officials of the Soviet Union and -Norway, Ishkov, Minister of the U S. S. R. and Chief on February 22, 1962, signed an agreement the Main Administration of Fish Economy on fishing rights in territorial waters·based Gosplan; and Ralph C. Baker, Chief of the on the principle of reciprocity. Negotiations vision of Resource Development, U. S. Bu on the new pact were conducted at Moscow. reau of Commercial Fisheries. The Com The agreement is subject to approval by the mission meeting, which began on Februarr two governments. 7 was preceded by a meeting of the StandlDl Scientific Committee of the Commission fr-() : The pact will give Soviet fishermen the January 29 to February 6. right to operate between 6 and 12 nautical miles off the Norwegian coast, until October The North Pacific Fur Seal Commission 31, 1970. Similar privileges were extended has as its major responsibility the investigc to British fishermen under the British-Nor tion of the fur seal resources of the North _ wegian pact of November 17, 1960. Pacific Ocean. The objective of this in~es t1 gation is to determine the measures w~l~L In return, Norwegian fishermen will en will make possible the maximum sustalll t joy special rights to operate in certain wa- yield from those resources, with due regarc May 1962 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 41 International (Contd.): with some United States tagged seals appear ing on Robben and the Commander Islands for their relation to the productivity of other and some Soviet-tagged seals appearing on Living marine resources in the area. the Pribilofs. Under the terms of the Convention pelagic For some years past there has been evi sealing (killing of seals at sea) is forbidden dence of overcrowding conditions on the main except for certain specific numbers that may Pribilof Islands breeding grounds and as a e taken pelagic ally by scientists of the mem corrective measure, with the Commissionts er countries for research purposes and the approval, the United States has included in perations of aborigines using p rim i t i ve its commercial take specified numbers of eapons. All harvesting is done on the breed surplus female seals. It was noted that in 'ng grounds under the control of the Soviet spite of this female kill, together with the Government on Robben Island in the sea of loss occurring through natural causes, the khotsk and the Commander Islands in the number of females is estimated to be larger estern Bering Sea, and under the control than the level calculated to be necessary for f the United States on the Pribilof Islands optimum production. 'n the Eastern Bering Sea. During 1961 the ommercial land take by the U. S. S. R. was Research at sea in 1962 will again begin a O,882 seals and by the U. S., 95,974 animals. in February and will generally be along the he Convention contains a provision where- lines mentioned above. On land the scientists -:J Canada and Japan each receive 15 percent will, among other matters, give attention to i the seal skins taken by the United States the numbers of seals returning to the breed ()mmercial operations on the b r e e din g ing grounds, natural mortality rates, repro rounds and, subject to certain stipulations. duction, and behaviour of the various seg similar percentage of the U. S. S. R.ts com ments of the herds. ercial take on the breeding grounds. The Commission noted the high degree of In accordance with plans developed by the co-operation that has emerged, and is being ommission, research agencies of the four continued, among the scientists of the four • articipating countries carry out research at countries. Ea. Research and management on the breed- ng grounds are conducted by the United States The United States Commissioner Ralph C. n the Pribilofs and by the Soviet Union on Baker was elected Chairman of the Commis .be Commander Islands a!1d on Robben Is sion' to serve through the next Annual Meet and. The scientific investigations are con ing and George R. Clark, the Canadian Com erned with dynamics of the fur seal popu missioner, was elected Vice-Chairman. ai:ions, distribution and migration at sea, eeding habits, and harvesting methods. The next Annual Meeting of the Commis sion will be held in Washington, D. C., No During 1961 scientists of the four mem vember 26, 1962. The Standing Scientific e r countries conducted extensive research- Committee will meet for three days prior to at sea and the results of the operations, that date to consider the results of the yeart s e»gether with those of the U.