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On the recordMay 20, 1991
The Convention prohibits the use of driftnets or the transshipment of driftnet catches in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the parties within the Convention area.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing With Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

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