APPENDIX IIT APPENDIX III 
Market development 
Resource availability is the main deterrent to market 
expansion. 
EFFECTS OF A 200—-MILE LIMIT 
More effective management is needed to assure improved 
and continued resource availability to U.S. fishermen. The 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 provides an 
opportunity for improved sea scallop management through ex- 
tension of U.S. jurisdiction over fisheries resources to 
200 miles off coasts and by creation of the Regional Fishery 
Management Councils. There is, however, still a potential 
jurisdiction problem related to control of Geaqrges Bank. 
Establishment of boundaries based on equidistant lines 
between the Canadian and U.S. coasts would result in Cana- 
dian control of the northeast portion of this area. U.S. 
officials contend that Georges Bank is an extension of the 
U.S. Continental Shelf and therefore should be under U.S. 
control. Since highly productive scallop grounds are located 
in the disputed area, many U.S. fishermen consider it impor- 
tan: to their tinaneral stability. 
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