APPENDIX IV APPENDIX IV 
EFFECTS OF EXTENDED JURISDICTION 
Canada has also acted to protect its fish stocks from 
overfishing by foreign fleets. Recognizing that ratifica- 
tions of agreements reached at the Law of the Sea Conference, 
being conducted under U.N. auspices, may take several years, 
the Minister of State for Fisheries declared Canada's intent 
to extend its fisheries jurisdiction to 200 miles by Janu- 
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Extension of Canada's fisheries jurisdiction will not, 
by itself, solve the fishing industry's problems. The 
effect of the 200-mile extension on the Pacific coast will 
be relatively small because only limited stocks are availa- 
ble within the extended zone. On the Atlantic coast, how- 
ever, the future zone is of critical importance, especially 
to the groundfish industry. Even with more controlled fish- 
ing, it will take an estimated 3 to 5 years to rebuild some 
of the depleted stocks. 
Although several stocks of major importance to Canada 
migrate beyond the 200-mile zone, the Government feels that 
the new zone will adequately protect Canadian fishing 
interests. The Government believes the stock population 
located beyond the zone is not sufficient to attract a great 
deal of foreign fishing. 
Canada and the United States currently have an Agree- 
ment on Reciprocal Fishing Privileges, initially negotiated 
in 1970 and renegotiated in 1973. The Agreement provides 
that each country may commercially fish certain species in 
the other country's waters. Discussions concerning reci- 
procity, enforcement, and management, in light of expanded 
fishing zones, are underway. For those stocks moving be- 
tween the United States and Canada's 200-mile zones, joint 
Canadian-American management will be necessary. Precedents 
for this kind of management exist. For stocks which migrate 
beyond the 200-mile limit, management problems will be simi- 
lar to those already existing. Also, the United States and 
Canada may disagree about the geographical area encompassed 
by the 200-mile zones. There is more than one method for 
measuring seaward boundaries and in the past the United 
States and Canada have advocated opposing methods. 
In respect to international fishing commissions, the 
Canadian Minister for Fisheries announced that Canada re- 
mains committed to multilateral cooperation, but views 
international commissions as serving advisory rather than 
regulatory roles. For example, Canada intends to accept 
recommendations of the International Commission for North- 
west Atlantic Fisheries for quota allocations of surplus 
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