(Japanese Note)

　Tokyo, December 11,1970

　Excellency,I have the honor to refer to the consultation between the representatives of the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America held in Tokyo from November 10 to November 24, 1970, concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the United States of America and to confirm on behalf of my Government the following arrangements which shall replace the previous arrangements contained in the exchange of notes on May 9,1967, as extended and modified by the exchange of notes on December 23,1968:

1.  The Government of Japan will take necessary measures to ensure that nationals and vessels of Japan will not engage in fishing except such fishing as listed below in the waters which are contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States of America and extend to a limit of twelve nautical miles from the base line from which the United States territorial sea is measured.

1) Crab fishing in the waters off St. George Island in the Pribilofs.

2) Dragnet and longline fishing in the water off the Bering Sea coast of the Aleutian Islands:

(a) between 169゜and l72゜West Longitude;

(b) west of 176゜West Longitude;

(c) from December 1 to May 31 inclusive, between 165゜and 166゜45' West Longitude;

(d) from February 16 to September 14 inclusive, between 166゜45' West Longitude and 169゜West Longitude;

(e) from April 1 to October 31 inclusive, between 172゜West Longitude and 176゜West Longitude.

3) Dragnet and longline fishing off the Pacific Coast of the Aleutian Islands:

(a) between l69゜and l72゜West Longitude

(b) west of l78゜30' West Longitude;

(c) from February 16 to September 14 inclusive, between 166゜ and 169゜West Longitude;

(d)  from April 1 to October 31 inclusive between 172゜and 178゜30' West Longitude 

4) Dragnet and longline fishing off St. George Island in the Pribilofs. 

5) Tuna fishing in all waters except off the mainland of the continental United State of America (including Alaska), Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Panama Canal Zone, and Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Lanai, and Niihau of the Hawaiian Islands.

6) Whaling in all waters off the coast of the State of Alaska except off the Pacific coast between 150゜and 163゜West Longitude

2. In addition to the areas of fishing listed in paragraph 1, the areas for loading operations by nationals and vessels of Japan shall be as follows:

1) Near Destruction Island in the State of Washington in the waters between 47゜36' North Latitude, and 47゜45' North Latitude.

2)  Near Forester Island in the State of Alaska in the waters bounded on the north by 54゜54' North Latitude, on the east by 133゜16' West Longitude, and on the south by 54゜44' North Latitude.

3)  0n the east side of Kayak Island in the State of Alaska in the waters between 59゜ 48' and 59゜56' North Latitude west of 143゜53' West Longitude and on the west side of Kayak Island in the waters between 59゜52' and 60゜07' North Latitude east of 145゜West Longitude.

4)  North of Tonki Cape on Afognak Island in the State of Alaska in the waters bounded on the north by 58゜35' North Latitude, on the south by 58゜25' North Latitude, on the west by 152゜02' West Longitude and on the east by 151゜52' West Longitude.

5)  Near the Semidi Islands in the State of Alaska in the waters between 56゜ North Latitude and 56゜l9' North Latitude.

6)  0n the west side of Sanak Island in the State of Alaska in the waters bounded on the north by 54゜36' North Latitude, on the south by 54゜26' North Latitude, on the west by 163゜05' West Longitude and on the east by 162゜40' West Longitude.

7)  0n the north side of Unalaska Island in the State of Alaska in the waters between 167 ゜30' West Longitude and 167゜35' West Longitude.

8)  0n the north side of St. Matthew Island, Alaska, in the Bering Sea in the waters between 172゜29' West Longitude and 172゜ 46'West Longitude, and on the south side of St. Matthew Island in the waters between 172゜17' West Longitude and 172゜35' West Longitude and in the waters between 172゜ 54' West Longitude and 173゜04' West Longitude.

3.  Nothing in the present arrangements shall be deemed to prejudice the claims of either Government in regard to the jurisdiction of a coastal state over fisheries.

4.  The present arrangements shall be effective as of January 1, 1971, and shall continue in effect until December 31) 1972, provided that in regard to the fishing as specified in paragraph 1 (2)(c), the present arrangements shall continue in effect until May 31,1973. The two Governments shall meet before December 31, 1972, to review the operation of the present arrangements and to decide on future arrangements.

　I have further the honor to propose that this note and Your Excellency's reply confirming the above understandings on behalf of your Government shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

　(Signed) Kiichi Aichi
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

　His Excellency
Armin H. Meyer,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America

(U.S. Note) 

　Tokyo, December 11,1970

　Excellency,I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note of today's date, which reads as follows:

" (Japanese Note)"

　I have further the honor to confirm the above understanding on behalf of the Government of the United States of America and to agree that Your Excellency's note and this reply shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

　(Signed) Armin H. Meyer

　His Excellency
Kiichi Aichi,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo.

(Japanese Note) Tokyo, December 11, 1970

　Excellency,With reference to the notes exchanged today between Your Excellency and myself concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the United States of America, I have the honor to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Japan, the following understanding reached between the representatives of the two Governments concerning salmon fishing.

　With regard to the salmon fishing carried out in the waters which are contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States of America and extend to a limit of twelve nautical miles from the base line from which the United States territorial sea is measured west of the provisional lines specified in the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean, each Government will  Pay due regard to the position maintained by the other with respect to the interpretation and implementation of the said Convention.

　I have further the honor to propose that this note and Your Excellency's reply confirming the above understanding on behalf of the Government of the United States of America shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest Consideration.

　(Signed) Kiichi Aichi
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

　His Excellency Armin H. Meyer,Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America

(U.S.  Note) 

　Tokyo, December 11,1970

　Excellency,I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's note of today's date, which reads as follows:

"(Japanese Note)"

　I have further the honor to confirm the above understandings on behalf of the Government of the United States of America and to agree that Your Excell1ency's note and this reply s hall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration.

　(Signed) Armin H. Meyer

　His Excellency
Kiichi Aichi,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

(Japanese Note) 

　Tokyo, December 11, 1970

　I have the honor to refer to the arrangements set forth in the notes exchanged today between us concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the United States of America and to inform Your Excellency of the following:

　The Government of Japan will take necessary measures to ensure that, with a view to preventing conflict of fishing gear during periods of high concentration of such gear, nationals and vessels of Japan will not, during the duration of the above-mentioned arrangements, engage in the following fishing in the waters and during the periods specified below respectively:

1. Dragnet and long line fishing from August 20 to April 30 of the following year inclusive:

　Off Kodiak Island seaward of a limit of twelve nautical miles from the baseline from which the United States territorial sea is measured in the six areas bounded respectively by straight lines connecting in each of the following groups the coordinates in the order listed:

(i) North Latitude West Longitude

　57゜15' 157゜51'

　56゜57'  154゜34'

　56゜21'  155゜40' 

　56゜26'  155゜55'

　57゜15'  154゜51'

(ii) North Latitude  West Longitude

　56゜27'  154゜06'

　55゜46'  155゜27'

　55゜40'  155゜17'

　55゜48'  155゜00'

　55゜54'  154゜55'

　56゜03'  154゜36'

　56゜03'  153゜45' 

　56゜30'  153゜45' 

　56゜30'  153゜49' 

　56゜27'  154゜06' 

(iii) North Latitude West Longitude

　56゜30'  153゜49' 

　56゜30'  153゜00' 

　56゜44'  153゜00'

　56゜57'  153゜15' 

　56゜45'  153゜45' 

　56゜30'  153゜49' 

(iv) North Latitude West Longitude

　57゜05'  152゜52'

　56゜54'  152゜52'

　56゜46'  152゜37'

　56゜46'  152゜20'

　57゜19'  152゜20'

　57゜05'  152゜52'

(v) North Latitude West Longitude

　57゜35' 152゜03'

　57゜11' 151゜19'

　57゜19' 150゜57'

　57゜48' 152゜00'

　57゜35' 152゜03'

(vi) North Latitude

　58゜ 00' 152゜00'

　58゜ 00' 150゜00'

　58゜ 12' 150゜00'

　58゜ 19' 150゜00'

　58゜ 00' 152゜00'

2.  Dragnet and longline fishing from September 15 to February 15 of the following year inclusive:

　Off Unimak Island seaward of a limit of twelve nautical miles from the baseline from which the United States territorial sea is measured in the area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

　North Latitude West Longitude

　54゜10' 163゜04'

　53゜28' 166゜00'

　54゜00'  166゜00'

　54゜00'  165゜00'

　54゜33'  164゜00'

　54゜33'  163゜04'

　54゜10'  163゜04'

3.  Dragnet and long line fishing during the first 15 consecutive days of the halibut fishing season in the following areas.  Information as to the dates of the first 15 consecutive days of the season shall be provided no less than one month in advance to the Government of Japan by the Government of the United States of America:

(1)  The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

　North Latitude West Longitude 

　59゜28'  150゜00'

　59゜28'  147゜41'

　58゜30'  148゜30'

　58゜42'  150゜20'

(2) The area bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

　North Latitude West Longitude

　58゜05'  150゜27' 

　58゜05'  148゜47' 

　57゜40'  150゜05' 

(3)  The area seaward of a limit of twelve nautical miles from the base line from which the United States territorial sea is measured bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order listed:

　North Latitude West Longitude

　56゜24'  156゜30' 

　56゜18'  155゜48' 

　55゜31'  156゜04' 

　55゜30'  156゜31' 

4.  Dragnet and long line fishing throughout the year in the waters off the coast of the State of Washington between 46゜14' North Latitude and 46゜56' North Latitude landward of the isobath of 110 meters.

5.  Dragnet fishing during the period specified be low, or in the event the Government of Japan is informed by the Government the United States of America no less than one month in advance of a change in the halibut fishing season, the first 6 consecutive days of such season in each of the following three areas respectively bounded by straight lines connecting the coordinates in the order listed:

　North Latitude West Longitude

　(Polaris Grounds March 22-27 inclusive)

　55゜04'  167゜18'

　54゜44'  166゜14'

　54゜30'  166゜24'

　54゜34'  167゜14'

　54゜50'  167゜38'

　(Misty Moon Ground March 22-27 inclusive)

　56゜18'  170゜24'

　56゜20'  169゜03'

　56゜12'  168゜46'

　55゜56'  169゜10'

　55゜56'  170゜24'

　(Corridor Grounds March17-22 inclusive)

　58゜32'  175゜52'

　58゜40'  174゜20'

　57゜02'  173゜00'

　56゜52'  173゜44'

　I avail myself of this opportunity to renew To Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration

　(Signed) Kiichi Aichi
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

　His Excellency
Armin H. Meyer,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United of America

　Agreed Minutes

　The representatives of the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America have agreed to record the following in connection with the notes exchanged today between Foreign Minister Aichi and Ambassador Meyer concerning certain fisheries off the coast of the United States of America and salmon fishing and the note of Foreign Minister Aichi of today's date concerning dragnet and long line fishing in certain waters:

1.  It is agreed that for the purposes of the arrangements set forth in the above mentioned notes the term "the United States of America" does not include the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

2.  The Japanese representative stated that fishing effort by Japanese nationals and vessels in the waters which are contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States of America and extend to a limit of twelve nautical miles from the baseline from which the United States territorial sea is measured (hereinafter referred to as "the Waters ") would not exceed the level of 1966 and that, with respect to dragnet fishing in the Waters, there would be no marked change in the present method of operating the fishing gear.

3.  It is recognized to be appropriate that, with respect to cases of gear conflict which may arise between the fisheries of the two countries, prompt consultation be held between the parties concerned as necessary in each case

4.  It is agreed that, with respect to areas of heavy concentration of fishing operations of both countries, each Government will take appropriate measures aimed at prevention of damage to fishing gear of the vessels of both countries, including measures for improvement of the means for marking fixed gear, measures to ensure that fixed gear is set with due regard for the operation of mobile gear and measures to ensure that vessels operating with mobile gear will operate with due regard for fixed gear.

5.  It is recognized that it might not be possible to fully prevent parts of longlines used in the tuna fishery from unintentionally and accidentally drifting into that part of the Waters where the Japanese Government agrees to ensure that Japanese nationals and vessels will not engage in the tuna fishery. Such cases as described above, when verified by the circumstances, will not be regarded as infringements of the above- mentioned arrangements.

6.  It is agreed that the two Governments will improve to the maximum extent possible the implementation of those measures necessary to enforce the provisions of the agreement.

7.  It is agreed that the respective Governments would take all possible measures to ensure that their nationals and vessels refrain from engaging in such harmful practices as would result in pollution of the seas and would have deleterious effects upon the health and well-being of the living resources thereof.

8.  The Japanese representative stated that when fishing for tuna in the Waters Japanese tuna fishermen would not attempt to seek out concentrations of billfishes.

9.  The Japanese representative stated that salmon fishing operations of nationals and vessels of Japan in the Waters would be conducted paying due regard to the conditions of the runs of salmon of Bristol Bay origin The two Governments will hold consultations if necessary, on the problem of fishing for salmon of Bristol Bay origin.

10.  The Japanese representative took cognizance of the existing bilateral agreements between the US and USSR and Poland with respect to certain species of fish in the Mid-Atlantic area on the high seas off the coast of the United States of America. The said representative stated that the target species of nationals and vessels of Japan operating in the area concerned consisted mainly of such species as butterfish, squid and argentine, species which are not covered by the said agreements, and that they would not harvest those particular species covered by the agreements to such an extent as to impair the objectives of the said agreement

　Tokyo, December 11, 1970

　For the Japanese Delegation:
                    (Signed) Kiichi Aichi

　For the United States Delegation:
                    (Signed) Armin H. Meyer