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Issues to be Resolved 



Four alternatives to the Agreement are considered. 

 These are (1) no Agreement, (2) settlement of the maritime 

 boundary, only, (3) negotiation of a resource agreement 

 after delimitation of the maritime boundary, and (4) nego- 

 tiation of a less comprehensive resource agreement pending 

 delimitation of a maritime boundary. 

 Areas of Controversy 



The major controversies over the proposed action 

 involve (1) the Agreement's lack of a termination provision, 

 (2) certain percentage share entitlements, particularly the 

 U.S. entitlement of the Georges Bank scallop stock, (3) the 

 maximum and minimum limits within which entitlements may be 

 adjusted at 10-year intervals, (4) the extent of Canada's 

 role in managing stocks in waters claimed by the United 

 States, and (5) Canada's 10-year entitlement to nine percent 

 of the annual permissible commercial catch of Loligo squid 

 in the U.S. zone versus 10-year U.S. entitlements to redfish 

 in the Canadian zone. 

 Major Conclusions 



Current risks of competitive overfishing are substan- 

 tial for a number of important stocks in the Georges Bank 

 disputed zone. These include cod, haddock, pollock, yellow- 

 tail flounder, and scallops. If the United States and 



