Cablegate: Goc Likely to Support U.S. Iccat
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R 141134Z NOV 05
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INFO RUCPDC/NOAA NMFS SILVER SPRING MD
UNCLAS ZAGREB 001818
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TAGS: EFIS PHSA SENV AORC ICCAT
SUBJECT: GOC LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. ICCAT
CHAIRMANSHIP CANDIDATE
REF: STATE 199093
1. (SBU) Croatian Assistant Minister for Fisheries
Ivan Katavic, Ministry of Agriculture, told Econoff
on November 9 that the GOC supported Dr. Gerald
Scott for chair of the Standing Committee on
Research and Statistics (SCRS) and that he expects
Croatia to support Dr. Hogarth as well. Katavic
stressed that the GOC was interested in stronger
involvement of the SCRS and decision-making based on
science. He said the GOC supports protecting
spawning as well as juvenile tuna and shares U.S.
concerns about the future sustainability of tuna
fishing.
DELAWIE