Bering sea controversy

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A controversy (1886 --93) between Great Britain and the UnitedStates as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United Statesto carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the UnitedStates claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court ofarbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim ofthe United States, but established regulations for the preservationof the fur seal.