Fisheries committee  I have personally made contact with the Maritimes people, who have said that the eelgrass is disappearing, but due to a number of reasons. It could be--

Fisheries committee  Yes, we've had that experience, and it was demonstrated that the eelgrass would grow again the following year. I went also to New Hampshire to check on the program they have that deals with the restoration of eelgrass beds. They do restoration programs, but in the case of James

Fisheries committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, in the early part of the project—this is the 1970s—when the hydroelectric project was in commission, the eelgrass was calculated back then by Environment Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Service, at 250 square kilometres. It has been our knowledge that it will

Fisheries committee  Yes, prior to the project. As I said, Canadian Wildlife Service did the survey, flew over the section, and estimated about 250 square kilometres of eelgrass on the east coast of James Bay. Now, if we were to go back, there is no eelgrass to write home about. There are eelgrass

Fisheries committee  It's salinity, the increase of fresh water on the James Bay coastline.

Fisheries committee  In the mid-eighties.

Fisheries committee  The biggest recovery we've had was in 1995, I believe.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  My name is George Lameboy. I am from Chisasibi also.