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ENVIRONMENTAL 

 DEFENSE FUND 



California Office 

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 5655 College Ave. 

 Oakland. C A 94618 

 (510) 658-8008 

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THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

 IMPROVEMENT AND FOR RESOLVING THE CURRENT CONFLICT 



Francis Chan and Rodney M. Fujita, PhJ) 



Environmental Defense Fund 



5655 College Avenue 



Oakland, CA 94618 



Telephone: (510)658-8008 



August, 1994 



Background 



The Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST) has faUed to prevent conflict over salmon harvests 

 this year. Negotiators failed to reach long term agreements in the 1993 round of 

 negotiations. 



Canada argues that the U.S. is harvesting more and more of the salmon which are 

 bound for Canadian rivers, lakes and streams. At the same time, the U.S. is seeking to 

 increase its harvest of Canadian Fraser River sockeye as run size increases. 



The U.S. is also concerned that Canadian harvests of chinook and coho are resulting in 

 excessive mortality of endangered and sensitive salmon populations that originate in 

 U.S. watersheds. U.S. fisheries for these species have been severely restricted in 

 recent years, and Canadian harvest impacts appear to be significant. 



Canada feels that it is entitled to the full benefits of the currently enormous runs of 

 Fraser River salmon, because these runs were rebuilt by restricting Canadian harvests 

 and forgoing hydroelectric development, while the U.S. has allowed salmon habitat to 

 degrade. The U.S. argues that it has responded to Canadian concerns by preventing 

 Washington fishermen from intercepting early Stuart sockeye (the earliest returning 

 Fraser River stock) and by taking other measures. 



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