Negotiations look to be prolonged.
This agreement was drawn up to cover the period from 1978 to 1983 after the US passed the law claiming all fishing rights within 200 miles of its coasts. Meanwhile, in 1980 the US passed a law promoting the US fishing industry which specifically calls for reciprocity. Thus the US is demanding reciprocity. In response, Japan is strongly advocating that the amount taken by the Japanese fishing industry in US waters be set by mutual consultations, as is the case now.