Russ Crab Fishing
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controversial matter for discussion
Last seasons quota of 11 million
pounds was shared about equally
by the three countries, and one of
the principal orders of business in
Vancouver was to fix the quota for
next season. Our scientists, and the
halibut commission scientists, felt
that the take this year was much
too large and that the quota should
be cut to about five million pounds.
The Japanese wanted to hold the
quota up around nine or 10 million
pounds. The Canadians finally sug
gested a compromise and all three
countries bought a quota figure for
1964 of just short of 6,400,000
pounds.
“The other vital matter, and very
conservation program for this area.
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in Vancouver, was the question of
Japanese trawling activity in the
Gulf of Alaska. We have no rights,
under the treaty, to object to Jap
anese trawling as such in interna
tional waters of the Gulf of Alaska.
But we do feel we have the right
to insist the Japanese demonstrate
that this trawling activity can be
conducted without an adverse ef
fect upon the halibut resource,
which is covered by the treaty and
upon* the King crab resource, lo
which we lay claim under terms
of the continental shelf convention.
In a sense the Japanese govern
ment has recognized this by writ
ing into their trawler permits a
ban on retention of incidentally
caught halibut and king crab.
“Three Japanese trawlers and
a set net vessel operated in the
Gulf this past season. Each had
aboard a Canadian or American ob
server. The bottom set net opera
tion was both interesting and pro
fitable. Most of the fishing was con
ducted in depths of around 500
fathoms, and with a net set just a
couple of feet off the bottom. Black
cod catches were excellent, and of
other species, nil.
“The trawlers also demonstrated
that by changes in net design and
operation, as well as control over
the depth and exact area of fish
ing, catches of halibut and King
crab could be held to acceptable
!evels. This is still not a completely
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