APPENDIX III APPENDIX III 
EFFECTS OF A 200-MILE LIMIT ON THE FISHERY 
In the Atlantic, more effective management is needed 
to insure improved resource availability to U.S. fishermen. 
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 provides 
an opportunity for improved herring management by extending 
U.S. jurisdiction over fishery resources to 200 miles off 
U.S. coasts and by creating the Regional Fishery Management 
Councils. There is, however, still a potential jurisdiction 
problem related to controlling the northeast portion of 
Georges Bank, a highly productive fishing ground off the 
New England coast but partially within 200 miles of the 
Canadian coast. Establishing boundaries based on equidis- 
tant lines between the Canadian and U.S. coasts would result 
in Canada's controlling the northeast portion of Georges 
Bank. U.S. officials contend that Georges Bank is an 
extension of the U.S. Continental Shelf and therefore should 
be under U.S. control. The disputed area is a major herring 
Spawning ground. Joint United States-Canadian management 
will be needed for effectively managing the resource be- 
cause some herring migrate between Nova Scotia, Canada, 
and Georges Bank. 
A potential allocation problem also exists because 
juvenile herring used for sardines have had a higher value 
but a much lower weight yield per fish caught than adult 
herring. Once used only for low-value industrial uses, 
adult herring are now being used for food products at 
higher prices. 
The Pacific coast herring fishery is conducted pri- 
marily within 3 miles of the U.S. coast and therefore 
would not be affected by the 200-mile limit. 
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