*********** 101993B.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 +++++ FRANCE SEEKS COORDINATION ON FISHERIES SURVEILLANCE BK]408032893 Hong Kong AFP in English 0303 GMT 14 Aug 93 [Text] Nauru, Aug 14 (AFP)-France has put a proposal to the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) seeking better coordination of fisheries surveillance flights, presidential ambassador to the South Pacific Jacques Le Blanc said here Saturday. Australia, New Zealand and France provide aerial surveillance of the exclusive economic zones of the South Pacific's island states. Le Blanc said France had written to the FFA so seek better coordination with Australia and New Zealand. "Sometimes we are doing the same things and it is a waste of time and money," he said. ************** END Msg. B.BIO **************