The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty : sharing conservation burdens and benefits / by M.P. Shepard and A.W. Argue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepard, M. P. (Michael Perry), 1926-

Contributor:

Argue, A. W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada. Treaties, etc--United States, (1985 Mar. 18)--History.

Canada.

Pacific salmon fisheries--Law and legislation--Canada.

Pacific salmon fisheries.

Pacific salmon fisheries--Law and legislation--United States.

Pacific salmon fisheries--Northwest Coast of North America.

Pacific salmon--Conservation--Northwest Coast of North America--History.

Pacific salmon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nineteen eighty-five Pacific Salmon Treaty

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning late in the nineteenth century and culminating in the 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty, Canada and the United States carried out long and contentious negotiations to provide a framework for cooperation for conserving and sharing the vitally important Pacific salmon resource. This book traces provides an insider's perspective on the tumultuous negotiations.

Contents:

Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Salmon Migrations, Fisheries, and Problems; 2 The Opening Stanzas: 1890's to 1960's; 3 The Global Context; 4 Comprehensive Bilateral Negotiations, 1960- 85; 5 The 1985 Treaty in Detail; 6 Article II: Institutional Arrangements; 7 Principles of the Treaty: Article III and the Memorandum of Understanding; 8 Fraser River Sockeye and Pinks; 9 Northern British Columbia/ Southeastern Alaska Net Fisheries; 10 Transboundary Rivers; 11 Chinook Salmon; 12 Coho Salmon; 13 Southern British Columbia and Washington State Chum Salmon; 14 Concluding Observations

Appendices Appendix A: The " Lynnwood Accord," October 1980; Appendix B: Framework Agreement between Canada and the United States of America for the Management of Pacific Salmon, June 1982; Appendix C: Selected Material from the 1983 Draft Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Pacific Salmon, March 1983; Appendix D: Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Pacific Salmon, March 1985; Notes; Literature Cited; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-7748-5161-9

OCLC:

166335039