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the undisputed portion of the granting Party's fishery zone, 

 may be authorized only a year at a time, and must be subject 

 to management measures at least as restrictive as those in 

 force under the Agreement. 



h. Recreational Fishing . Nationals and vessels of each 

 Party are guaranteed access to all areas covered by the 

 Agreement, subject to applicable regulations and permit and 

 licensing requirements (except foreign fishing requirements 

 set by the federal law of Canada or the United States) . The 

 historical ratio of recreational to commercial catch, to be 

 determined in the first year after the Agreement enters into 

 force, forms the basis for controlling the recreational 

 harvest of Category A, B, and C stocks. Any recreational 

 catch that exceeds a Party's historical ratio must be counted 

 against the commercial entitlement for the same stock. Thus 

 a Party may have to decide how much it is willing to permit 

 its recreational fishery to expand, given the fact that 

 expansion beyond the historical ratio will reduce the amount 

 of fish available to its commercial fishermen. 



i. Herring Transfers . The Agreement authorizes the 

 continuation of at-sea transfers of herring between vessels 

 of both Parties in the Gulf of Maine-Bay of Fundy area. 



j. Observers . To monitor activities in areas under its 

 undisputed jurisdiction, each Party has the right under the 



