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placed upon its vessels in the groundfish fishery of the 

 boundary region in response to what it perceived to be a 

 similar relaxation of U.S. management measures for United 

 States vessels. Thereafter, the Canadian catch of haddock, 

 for example, exceeded by nearly 300 percent that tacitly 

 understood to be the Canadian share. In the context of the 

 negotiations, both sides had appeared to agree on the level 

 of total catch that would be sound from the standpoint of 

 stock rebuilding efforts. However, these levels were 

 exceeded in 1978 and accusations continued to be exchanged 

 as to which side was responsible. 



By January 1979, the special representatives had 

 reached agreement on all but certain details with respect 

 to Northwest Atlantic fisheries issues. Final negotiations 

 resolving these details culminated on March 29, 1979, with 

 the signing of the Agreement Between the Government of the 

 United States of America and the Government of Canada on East 

 Coast Fishery Resources, as well as the Treaty Between the 

 Government of the United States of America and the Govern- 

 ment of Canada to Submit to Binding Dispute Settlement the 

 Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine 

 Area. The two agreements are expressly linked; neither can 

 enter into force without the other. 



