Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The cuts to the shrimp quotas off Newfoundland and Labrador are going to have a devastating impact on Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen, on our inshore fishermen, and on our plants. You're talking about more than 3,000 direct jobs in terms of fishermen and plants. In the economy as a whole, I think that the shrimp fishery alone was worth one-third of the landed value of the 2013 fishery.
The question that I have is in regard to the inshore sector and the fishing technology for the inshore sector versus the offshore. Is there a difference?
Because the cuts are so lopsided, the inshore sector has borne the brunt, and again, the impact on our rural economy will be absolutely devastating. Is there a major difference in the technology between the inshore and the offshore, and was that a factor in the decision to have such a lopsided cut to the inshore versus the offshore?