Fishing limits and concessions

This file relates to Bahrain's proposal to extend its fishing limit to 12 miles. It contains correspondence on:

• The interest of the Bahrain Fishing Company and the Awal Fishing Company in prawn fisheries
• Enforcement of the limit by the Royal Navy
• Japanese and Russian fishing in the Gulf and the possibility of Japan referring the extension to the International Court of Justice
• The concerns of HMG that an extension might exacerbate Bahrain's territorial dispute with Qatar
• The possibility of a joint extension with Qatar
• The Political Resident's decision to recommend against Bahrain's extension
• Bahrain's request to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and to ODM for a fisheries officer
• Maps, including one showing the proposed 1 mile fisheries zone