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          UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


                                        FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                        EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. DST
   110563                               FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1979
                        STATEMENT OF
                 HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
        COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                         BEFORE THE
    SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND
                      THE ENVIRONMENT
       HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES


MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE ARE HERE AT YOUR INVITATION TO DISCUSS OUR SEPTEMBER 12,

1979, REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ENTITLED ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS HINDER

EFFECTIVE[MPLEMENTATION OF NEW FISHERY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES'

(CED-79-120).

     UNDER THE FISHERY CONSERVATION AND [ANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976,

PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO MANAGE BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN

FISHING WITHIN 200 MILES OF THE U.S. COASTLINE.1 THE U.S. COAST

GUARD AND THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL

OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA4 HAVE JOINT ENFORCE-

MENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE ACT. THE COAST GUARD USES ITS

CUTTERS, PATROL BOATS, AND AIRCRAFT TO CONDUCT AT-SEA ENFORCE-

MENT. THE FISHERIES SERVICE ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ACCOMPANY

COAST GUARD PATROLS WHEN POSSIBLE AND ALSO CONDUCT DOCKSIDE

INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.

     NINE FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED

AND IMPLEMENTED AND ABOUT 70 WILL ULTIMATELY BE DEVELOPED.



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