Canada agreed with the United States that there was a sound commercial basis for bilateral trade
in unprocessed herring and salmon but only under conditions of stocks surplus to Canadian requirements.
In contrast to the Canadian situation where shortages prevailed, the United States' resource base for
salmon was marked by a situation of abundance. With regard to citations by the United States of official
Canadian publications, Canada emphasized that these were taken out of context since a clear reading
showed that they emphasized the multipurpose nature of the regulations.