extended zone, will not alone foster such a relationship. 

 Were the issues addressed by the proposed action set aside 

 until after delimitation of the boundary, both countries 

 could face significant resource conservation problems during 

 the interim period, and evolution of the needed cooperative 

 relationship between them could be seriously retarded. 



With or without the proposed action, the United States 

 and Canada will be required in future years to accept some 

 restraints in the short term to assure long term resource 

 productivity. The principal advantage of the proposed 

 action is its assurance that both countries will agree to 

 do so simultaneously so that short term sacrifices and long 

 term benefits will be shared. If undertaken in a timely 

 manner, both countries may avoid the prospect of resource 

 depletion and consequent economic dislocation that currently 

 exists in several important fisheries. 



