Conservation

THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY’S TICKING CLOCK

YOURS, MINE AND OURS

Home to prolific returns of anadromous fish, British Columbia’s Babine River transitions from day to night. Over 90 percent of all Skeena River sockeye salmon originate from and return to this watershed.

Words: Aimee Eaton. Photos and Captions: Chase White

0riginally executed in 1985 and redrafted in 1999, the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada exists to accomplish two main goals: prevent overfishing and promote salmon production, and ensure that the benefits of the salmon fishery realized by each country are equitable and represent their distinct waterways.

Said plainly, the treaty seeks to answer what happens when a fish born in Canada is caught in Alaska, and who is responsible for keeping the fishery healthy and productive.

THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY’S TICKING CLOCK

YOURS, MINE AND OURS

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