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Michael P. Shepard - The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty: Sharing Conservation Burdens and Benefits - 9780774811415 - V9780774811415
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The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty: Sharing Conservation Burdens and Benefits

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Description for The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty: Sharing Conservation Burdens and Benefits Hardback. Culminating in the 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty, Canada and the US carried out long and contentious negotiations to provide a framework for cooperation for conserving and sharing the Pacific salmon resource. This is the history of the negotiations, providing an insider's perspective on the many complex issues that were addressed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 figures, 14 tables, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; KNAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.

For thousands of years, Pacific salmon have been the focus for the economic and social development of societies, both ancient and modern, around the rim of the North Pacific Ocean. After lengthy oceanic migrations, the salmon pass through coastal waters of Alaska, British Columbia, and the northwest United States in a final journey to spawn, where they form lucrative targets for Canadian and US fishermen.

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 ... Read more

This incisive work, with its unique historical perspective, will be of great interest to the Canadian and United States fishing communities affected by the treaty, to the general public, politicians, and fisheries specialists in both countries concerned with stewardship of natural resources, and to scholars of international law and regional history.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774811415
SKU
V9780774811415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Michael P. Shepard
M.P. Shepard was a technical advisor to the Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiations from 1958 to 1976, and negotiator from 1977 to 1983. A.W. Argue was a technical advisor during treaty negotiations and after implementation in 1985.

Reviews for The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty: Sharing Conservation Burdens and Benefits
"Both authors have been deeply immersed in Canada's management of its salmon resources and conflicts with US fisheries. The treatment of the subject is nicely balanced and even-handed... This masterful account is likely to be the definitive work, given its combination of breadth and depth with the added value of a balanced insider's view." - Edward L. Miles, Professor, School ... Read more

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