A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on the need to stop uncontrolled fishing in the international waters of the Bering Sea.

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Declares that the Secretary of State should: (1) initiate negotiations with the Soviet Union on a bilateral agreement regarding establishment and enforcement of a moratorium on all fishing in the international waters of the Bering Sea known as the "Hole in the Donut" or the Donut; (2) initiate negotiations for a multilateral agreement regarding a fishery management regime and conservation and protection of the long term viability of fishery resources in the area; and (3) report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding enforcement options for fishery management in the Bering Sea. Declares that both the bilateral and the multilateral agreements should include language indicating that their sole purpose is fishery conservation and that they in no way impose unlawful restrictions on the internationally recognized rights and freedoms of vessel transit.

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  summary · EN · 18 March 1988

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