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The U.S. Fishing Industry: Present Condition and Future of Marine Fisheries, Volume 2

CED-76-130-A Published: Dec 23, 1976. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 1976.
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Appendices to a study of the U.S. fishing industry include: a compilation and analysis of Federal laws affecting the U.S. commercial fishing industry; profiles of important U.S. fisheries; profiles of the fishing industry in selected foreign nations; and statistics of the U.S. and foreign catch of fish off the U.S. coastline. It also includes a University of Washington study, prepared under contract to GAO, on "The Effect of Extended Fishery Jurisdiction by the United States on International Fisheries Conventions and Agreements".

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