mackerel fishery. The optimum yield established in the 

 Council's Atlantic mackerel plan reflects this decision by 

 restricting current uses. Gn the other hand, the New 

 England Council is attempting to tebuild cod and haddock 

 stocks depleted in the past by overfishing, while mini- 

 mizinq current economic dislocation among those dependent 

 on these fisheries. As a result, the OY's established seek 

 to balance these goals. 



A problem which both Councils now face, however, is 

 that Canadian fishermen who fish the same stocks are under 

 no obligation to observe the management measures adopted. 

 The Councils' goals thus may or may not be realized. The 

 Agreement would require that fishermen of both countries 

 observe the m.anagement measures adopted for each stock. 



Under the Agreement the United States would have 

 exclusive or primary management responsibility for all 

 Georges Bank stocks except argentine, scallops (precise 

 the Great South Channel), and cusk. Atlantic mackerel 

 (TAG only), lobster (only in the boundary region, and only 

 pending delimitation of the boundary), pollock and Georges 

 Bank cusk would be managed jointly. The Agreement thus 

 would not only provide for coordinated management, but 

 would give the United States the exclusive or predominant 

 say in how the majority of stocks in the U.S. zone are 



