    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 9, 1994]
    [Page 1454]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Senate Transmitting the Convention on Pollock Resources
    in the Central Bering Sea
    August 9, 1994

    To the Senate of the United States:
        With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
    ratification, I transmit herewith the Convention on the Conservation and
    Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea, with Annex,
    done at Washington on June 16, 1994. The Convention was signed on that
    date by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the
    Russian Federation, and the United States. Japan and the Republic of
    Poland, the other participating countries in the negotiation of the
    Convention, are expected to sign the Convention in the near future. I
    transmit also, for the information of the Senate, a report of the
    Secretary of State concerning the Convention.
        This Convention is a state-of-the-art fishing agreement that will
    aid in ensuring the long-term health of pollock stocks in the central
    Bering Sea on which the U.S. pollock industry in the Pacific Northwest
    in part depends. Its strong conservation and management measures will be
    backed up with effective enforcement provisions. The agreement will
    require that each vessel fishing for pollock in the central Bering Sea
    carry scientific observers and use real-time satellite position-fixing
    transmitters. All vessels of the Parties fishing in the central Bering
    Sea must consent to boarding and inspection by authorized officials of
    other States Parties for compliance with the provisions of the
    Convention.
        I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
    to the Convention and provide its advice and consent to ratification.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    August 9, 1994.