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sockeye, or an annual average of 1.75 million sockeye. 

 Throughout both regimes, the United States is entitled to 3.6 

 million pink salmon for each applicable year. The eight-year 

 average harvests of sockeye and pink salmon provided to the 

 United States under the Treaty exceed catch levels for any eight- 

 year period throughout the history of the Fraser River 



Convention. 



When the regimes are concluded, allocations will be 

 determined by the Commission and the Parties. 



TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER REGIME 



Article VII establishes two special provisions for relevant 

 salmon stocks spawning in the Canadian portions of certain 

 transboundary rivers, the Taku, Stikine, and Alsek. First, 

 spawning escapements for these stocks are to be established 

 initially by the appropriate Panel, which is to forward them , 

 through the Commission to the Parties. Second ,_enhancement is 

 intended to be cooperative aT:;=ifcjiQ±iAt£2333IIEll2II3ttE5^^^^^fe 

 ■^pprovaT''of the ComSrlrss-t&fi . In recognition of its unique status, 

 the Columbia River is given special treatment in Annex IV, 

 Chapter 1. The Yukon River is wholly exempt from this regime by 

 Article VIII and the Memorandum of Understanding to the Treaty. 



Specific management regimes for these rivers are 

 established in Annex IV, Chapter 1. That Chapter closely limits 

 Canadian harvest of the salmon on these rivers for 1985 and 



