*********** 101993A.BIO *********** Countries: Nauru, Pacific Island States, France From: Foreign Broadcast Information Service FBIS-EAS-93-156 16 August 1993 p. 45-46 KEYWORDS: Pacific Island States, France, Exclusive Economic Zones, Fisheries Surveillance, Forum Fisheries Agency +++++ A plea by the French to coordinate surveillance flights by France, Australia, and New Zealand over the Exclusive Economic Zones of the various small in population but large in area Pacific Islands nations. The flights are to prevent poaching by fishing boats of unlicensed nations. The French are saying many times each nation is doing the same thing and time and money can be saved by co-operating. ************** END Msg. A.BIO **************