1. PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION, TO IN- 

 CLUDE PINK SALMON IN THE ERASER RIVER SYS- 

 TEM, DECEMBER 28, 1956* 



Signed at Ottawa December 28, 1956; Rati-ftcation advised hy the Ben- 

 ate June 6, 1957; Ratified hy the President June 18, 1957; Ratified 

 hy Canada April 19, 1957; Ratiftcations exchanged at Ottawa 

 July 3, 1957; Proclaimed hy the President July 2Ii-, 1957 ; Entered 

 into force July 3, 1957. 



By the President of the United States of America 

 A PROCLAMATION 



Whereas a protocol between the Government of the United States 

 of America and the Government of Canada to the Convention for the 

 Protection, Preservation, and Extension of the Sockeye Salmon Fish- 

 eries in the Fraser River System signed at Washington on the 26th 

 day of May 1930 was signed at Ottawa on December 28, 1956, the 

 original of which protocol is word for word as follows : 



PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

 OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO THE CON- 

 VENTION FOR THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND EXTENSION 

 OF THE SOCKEYE SALMON FISHERIES IN THE FRASER RIVER 

 SYSTEM, SIGNED AT WASHINGTON ON THE 26TH DAY OF MAY, 1930 



The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- 

 ment of Canada, desiring to coordinate the programs for the conser- 

 vation of the sockeye and pink salmon stocks of common concern by 

 amendment of the Convention between the United States of America 

 and Canada for the Protection, Preservation and Extension of the 

 bockeye Salmon Fisheries in the Fraser River System, signed at 

 Washington on the 26th day of May, 1930, hereinafter referred to as 

 tne Convention, 



Have agreed as follows : 



Article I 



The Convention as amended by the present Protocol shall apply to 

 pink salmon with the following exception : 



The understanding stipulated in the Protocol of Exchange of Ratifi- 

 cation signed at Vf ashington on the 28th day of July, 1937, which pro- 

 vides that "the Commission shall not promulgate or enforce regulations 

 until the scientific investigations provided for in the Convention have 

 been made, covering two cycles of sockeye salmon runs, or eight 

 years;" shall not apply to pink salmon. 



*Citation: 8 UST 1057 ; TIAS 3867. 



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