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The Commission is to establish the ceilings necessary to 

 meet the, rebuilding schedule set out Annex IV, Chapter 3. At the 

 end of the rebuilding, by 1998, the Commission is to set ceilings 

 that maintain optimum productivity and provide for fair internal 

 allocations. The Parties are to share the benefits of coastwide 

 rebuilding and enhancement, consistent with such internal 

 allocation determinations and v/ith the provisions of the 

 Treaty. For the United States, pursuant to a stipulation between 

 Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and certain treaty Indian tribes, 

 domestic allocations will be determined by votes of the U.S. 

 section of the Commission. 



THE FRASER RIVER REGIME 



Currently, the Fraser River Sockeye and pink Salmon 

 fisheries are governed by the Convention for the Protection, 

 Preservation, and Extension of the Salmon Fishery of the River 

 System, signed at Washington May 26, 1930, entered into force 

 July 28, 1937, as amended (Fraser River Convention). The 

 Convention will be superseded by the new Treaty. Under the 

 Pacific Salmon Treaty, the Fraser River Panel will participate 

 directly in the pre-season and in-season management of the 

 fishery. 



The new regime differs from the Fraser River Convention in 

 two significant ways. First, the Fraser River Convention governs 

 sockeye and pink fisheries only in a specified area. Thus, 

 agreed harvest ceilings and allocations can be defeated by 



