Fisheries Off The United States Coast- Agreement Between the United States of America and Poland of 1991.

The purpose of this Agreement is to promote effective conservation, rational management and the achievement of optimum yield in the fisheries of mutual interests off the coast of the United States, to facilitate rapid and full development of the United States Fishing Industry and to establish a common understanding of the principles and procedures under which Polish nationals may conduct fishing for living resources of the United States (art. I). In article II terms such as "living resources over which the United States has sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve and manage", "fishery", "fishing", and "highly migratory species" are defined. Article II is amended in paragraph 1 by deleting the phrase ("except highly migratory species of tuna") and by deleting "and highly migratory species" and concluding with the phrase "marine mammals and birds". Article IV, which is amended concerns the determination of the "surplus" that may be made available to vessels of each country, including the Polish People's Republic. The Government of the United States will decide on basis of factors outlined in A. To Article XII a new paragraph is added. These provisions secure Polish cooperation in the implementation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution of Large-scale pelagic Driftnet Fishing and the conservation of pollock resources in the central Bering Sea.