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Sea of Okhotsk Agreement. On June 13, 1996, the United States and Russia signed a bilateral agreement recognizing that all fishing within the international waters (peanut hole) in the central Sea of Okhotsk completely surrounded by the Russian economic zone should be conducted in line with Russian Federation rights, duties, and interests. In addition, the United States agreed to observe all Russian efforts to preserve fishery resources in the Sea of Okhotsk and cooperate with Russia in actions against fishing vessels of third countries