SAVING THE SOCKEYE SALMON

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: March 28, 1998 | Copyright information

The recent selection of Canadian and US negotiators for a new round of fishing talks is reason to hope for a settlement that will enhance conservation of the threatened sockeye salmon and establish fair standards for both fleets. Achieving this goal will require not only compromise between the two negotiators but -- probably more difficult -- acceptance by the two countries' fishing industries.

Canada's minister of fisheries, David Anderson, describes the dispute as the most nettlesome between two countries that are otherwise on excellent terms. In a recent visit to Boston, Anderson said he ...

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