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Fisheries committee No, our committee did not. I'm sorry, Greg, I was waiting for you to jump in.
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee I would agree with that statement. I would add that we should be looking at areas like the Miramichi and areas in Newfoundland and Gaspé where there are very healthy or relatively healthy populations of wild Atlantic salmon where aquaculture does not exist in open-net pens now
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee I will go first, if that's okay. We have analyzed the regulations that are on the books. There is the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, which, like the Forest Stewardship Council or the Marine Stewardship Council, has a certification process that establishes best practices. Norwa
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee I would concur basically with what Greg Roach said. Seals are likely a big problem for salmon in localized areas, as opposed to out in the gulf or the Labrador Sea. There are 10, 11, or 12 million seals out there now; there are only 500,000 or 600,000 Atlantic salmon left. To
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee No, no. In order for the Province of Quebec to change the number of tags it issues, that requires a legislative change, which is the responsibility of the DFO.
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee That's in the works for 2017. The problem or disappointment is that it could have been implemented this year with the support of Quebec, but it will take two years to get done because of that legislative requirement.
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee Absolutely. It would be an important one. DFO has the responsibility for regulating, for managing, Atlantic salmon in the four Atlantic provinces. Quebec has that responsibility for its rivers. Quebec is an excellent model for river management. A lot of local associations manage
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee That's a very good question. I believe there is a lot you can do. From past experience, in 1993-1994 the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the North Atlantic Salmon Fund NGO partner from Iceland actually paid the Greenlanders not to fish. We purchased their NASCO-negotiated quota
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee The short answer is yes. Obviously it couldn't take place in a short period of time. The Atlantic Salmon Federation position is that there should be a moratorium immediately on any expansion of the industry, with a grandfather period, until closed containment on land or closed co
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee Absolutely.
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee I was disappointed. The Atlantic Salmon Federation was disappointed. We have some data. It's not just an emotional response. I mentioned in my presentation about the smolt tracking work and adult sonic tag tracking work that the Atlantic Salmon Federation is doing in the Miramic
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee I'll speak to CAST first, but if I don't completely answer your question, maybe you could rephrase it for me. CAST, Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow, is a collaboration of industry partners: J.D. Irving Limited, Cooke Aquaculture, International Paper, NGOs such as the
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee You can. I'm coming into the home stretch here.
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee CAST has industry partners and conservation organizations and universities working to recover the species using state-of-the art innovative technologies, and it could be a blueprint for other areas. There are two last points to emphasize. As has already been said, we need to get
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor
Fisheries committee Thank you. Certainly we're encouraged by the news. The announcement yesterday may have been short on detail, but it's $197.1 million over the next several years, and Atlantic salmon were specifically mentioned in the announcement, as was the need for more marine research and fr
May 12th, 2016Committee meeting
Bill Taylor