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Treaty, a report which was reviewed and approved by the United 

 States Delegation. 



The Treaty establishes a bilateral Commission to manage 

 "intercepting" salmon fisheries, that is, the fisheries of one 

 nation that harvest fish which spawn in the waters of the 

 other. Three regional Panels are to provide technical and 

 regulatory advice and assistance, to the Commission and the 

 Parties. 



The Treaty also establishes initial fishery management 

 regimes, which prescribe agreed measures for conservation, 

 allocation, enhancement, and research. The regimes annexed to 

 the Treaty address: 



" transboundary rivers; 



° the northern boundary area; 



" Chinook salmon; 



° Fraser River sockeye and pink salmon; 



° southern coho; and 



" southern chum. 



STRUCTURE 



The Commission is the principal decision-making body to be 

 established under the Treaty. The Commission is to have a 

 Canadian section and a United States section. The approval of 

 both will be required for Commission recommendations and 

 decisions. Each section will be composed of up to four 



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