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large, Annexes A, B, and C list those stocks which will be 

 subject to Category A, B, and C procedures, respectively. 

 These management procedures are set forth chiefly in 

 Articles V, VI, and VII of the Agreement. The Annexes, 

 however, contain the terms for fishing access and commercial 

 entitlements and, where appropriate, designate the Party 

 with management responsibility. 

 Category A, Management 



Management of Category A stocks is truly a joint 

 exercise of the two countries. Unlike Category B or C 

 management, neither side is designated as the Party with 

 primary management responsibility. Management measures are 

 negotiated in the East Coast Fisheries Commission (see part 

 2 of this section). Thus the Commission is chiefly respon- 

 sible for Category A management, subject to approval by the 

 governments and to the binding dispute settlement process in 

 case of disagreement (see figure 2a) . 



Those resources in Annex A are normally regarded as 

 transboundary stocks. Outlined below are the stocks listed 

 in Annex A and the specified share of the annual permissible 

 commercial catch (PPC) to which the fisherman of each side 

 are entitled: 



- Atlantic mackerel in Subareas 3, 4, 5, and 6: 

 60 percent for U.S. vessels and 40 percent 

 for Canadian vessels. 



