This article became big news when Trump opened up fishing in Maine and banned Canada from fishing the same waters.
Article XIX.
It is agreed by the High Contracting Parties thatBritish subjects shall have, in common with the citizens of the United States, the liberty, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII of this Treaty, to take fish of every kind, except shell-fish, on the eastern sea-coasts and shores of the United States north of the thirty-ninth parallel of north latitude, and on the shores of the several islands thereunto adjacent, and in the bays, harbors, and creeks of the said sea-coasts and shores of the United States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish;provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with the fishermen of the United States in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
It is understood that the above-mentioned liberty applies solely to the sea-fishery, and that salmon and shad fisheries, and all other fisheries in rivers and mouths of rivers are hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen of the United States.
The 'Gray Zone' Between the U.S. and Canada: Why This Murky Border Matters
When the U.S. Border Patrol stopped fishing boats along the border between the U.S. and Canada, it reheated centuries-old tensions between the two countries in the Gulf of Maine.
Britain raised its tariffs to squeeze out American fishermen and Canada began selling Maine Lobsters to China in response to Trump's China tariffs (China put a $0.25 tariff on every lobster sold by Americans) before Trump put a stop to this.
Trump lifts limits on commercial fishing at ocean sanctuary off New England
The session in Bangor was attended by crabbers and lobster catchers, part of a $1 billion industry in Maine, who took turns praising the president. Some complained that they couldn’t sell to Britain because of unfair tariffs, which Trump said could be easily fixed by raising taxes on British goods.
This article became big news when Trump opened up fishing in Maine and banned Canada from fishing the same waters.
Article XIX.
It is agreed by the High Contracting Parties that British subjects shall have, in common with the citizens of the United States, the liberty, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII of this Treaty, to take fish of every kind, except shell-fish, on the eastern sea-coasts and shores of the United States north of the thirty-ninth parallel of north latitude, and on the shores of the several islands thereunto adjacent, and in the bays, harbors, and creeks of the said sea-coasts and shores of the United States and of the said islands, without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the said coasts of the United States and of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with the fishermen of the United States in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
It is understood that the above-mentioned liberty applies solely to the sea-fishery, and that salmon and shad fisheries, and all other fisheries in rivers and mouths of rivers are hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen of the United States.
The 'Gray Zone' Between the U.S. and Canada: Why This Murky Border Matters
When the U.S. Border Patrol stopped fishing boats along the border between the U.S. and Canada, it reheated centuries-old tensions between the two countries in the Gulf of Maine.
Britain raised its tariffs to squeeze out American fishermen and Canada began selling Maine Lobsters to China in response to Trump's China tariffs (China put a $0.25 tariff on every lobster sold by Americans) before Trump put a stop to this.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/grey-zone-disputed-border-us-canada-news
Trump lifts limits on commercial fishing at ocean sanctuary off New England
The session in Bangor was attended by crabbers and lobster catchers, part of a $1 billion industry in Maine, who took turns praising the president. Some complained that they couldn’t sell to Britain because of unfair tariffs, which Trump said could be easily fixed by raising taxes on British goods.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/06/05/trump-fishing-seamounts-marine-national-monument/