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(1) the section of Georges Bank which could become a 

 Canadian exclusive fisheries zone of Canada's boundary 

 position prevailed, i.e., some part of the north- 

 eastern area of Georges Bank, is an exceptionally pro- 

 ductive fishing ground. U.S. and Canadian combined 

 catches during 1965-1976, from roughly the northeastern 

 third of Georges Bank, produced approximately 46 per- 

 cent of the Subarea 5 haddock catch, 43 percent of the 

 Division 5Z cod catch, 33 percent of the Georges Bank 

 yellowtail flounder catch, and 79 percent of the Georges 

 Bank scallop catch taken by the combined fleets of the 

 two countries. The northeastern edge of Georges Bank 

 has been the most reliable area of good scallop 

 recruitment, and is currently the only part of the 



Bank with good scallop recruitment; 



(2) historical data substantially understate 

 harvesting possibilities if fishing effort is 

 intensified. For example Canadian vessels alone, 

 primarily as a result of a period of intensified 

 fishing for haddock on the northeastern part of 

 Georges Bank during the Fall of 19 78, took 39 percent 

 of the total Subarea 5 haddock catch of the tv/o 

 countries . 



