Pacific Salmon Wars/ Treaty
- Dispute about the fish off the west coast of North America
- Number of salmon dropped significantly
- To end overfishing the Pacific Salmon Treaty was put in place in 1985
- Quotas couldn't be satisfied by negotiators in 1997
- In effort to get the salmon lives lost and to produce more, a 140 million dollar contract was signed that guarenteed the protection and rebuilding of the salmon spawning grounds
- In some regions, the salmon catching held a significant social and culture meaning creating domestic pressure (politically) to protect these fish
With all these arguments and disagreements on who owned or should have ownership of the fish off the North American west coast, a treaty was signed in 1985 to stop the Pacific Salmon Wars and to up the number of salmon so it could contribute to the economy.