FISHING RIGHTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19940, 29 May 1930, Page 11

FISHING RIGHTS.

ANGLO-SOVIET AGREEMENT.

NORTH COAST OF RUSSIA. (BBITIBH OFFICIAL WIBELBSS.) (Received May 28th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, May 27. The Anglo-Russian temporary fisheries agreement, which conies into force immediately, and which is to servo as a modus vivendi pending the conclusion of a formal convention, permits British fishing boats to fish at a distance of three to twelve geographical miles from low water mark along the north coast of Russia and the islands dependent thereon, and permits them to navigate and anchor in all waters noar these coasts. In regard to bays, the distance is measured from a line drawn across the bay in the part nearest to the entrance to a point where the width does not exceed ten miles. In the White Sea British fishing boats may fish north of latitude 68 degrees, outside of three miles from land. The waters to which the agreement applies lie between meridian 32 and 48 east. Nothing in the agreement is to prejudice the views held by either Government as to tho limits, in international law, of territorial waters. There are two protocols, one providing that the agreement shall not entitle British fishina boats to navigate in Russian inland or other waters which may be closed to foreign vessels generally, and the other is to the effect that the British Government adheres to its view as to the right of British fishing boats to fish in waterp to which the temporary agreement does not apply, and reserving the right to reopen the question of the limits specified therein when negotiations for the formal convention takes place.