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 to allow Canada access to Georges Bank and would be able to 

 manage unilaterally the stocks that do not range beyond Geroges 

 Bank or other Gulf of Maine areas under exclusive U.S. 

 fisheries jurisdiction. But, as indicated in the discussion 

 of alternative 2 above, herring, pollock, and mackeral would 

 range across the boundary and require coordinated management 

 by the United States and Canada. 



On the other hand, if the Canadian boundary position 

 should prevail, Canada could bar U.S. fishermen from the 

 northeastern third of Georges Bank, an extremely important 

 area for scallops, haddock, cod, yellowtail flounder, and many 

 other species. Since almost all of the stocks on Georges Bank 

 would be transboundary , the cooperation of Canada in managing 

 these stocks would be essential. If the boundary established 

 undisputed Canadian jurisdiction over an important part 

 of the range of these Georges Bank stocks, it is reason- 

 able to anticipate that both countries would insist on an 

 equal voice in managing the Georges Bank stocks. The proposed 

 action provides the United States with primary management 

 responsibility for the great majority of Georges Bank stocks, 

 no matter where the boundary falls (see Section II). It has 

 been suggested that by waiting until a maritime boundary 

 is determined the two countries would find it easier to 

 work out a sharing agreement for those stocks occurring 

 throughout the boundary region. This, however, would not 

 necessarily be true. For example, a boundary dividing the 



