International Trade committee  That's right.

International Trade committee  It's actually quite small because 65% of our products are exported, and of that, 96% is to the United States. The remainder is Asia, and that's broken down. China would be a big piece of that, but we're still talking about a fairly small piece of the pie at this stage, but again,

International Trade committee  It's a good question, but when you look at the overall global demand for seafood at a 6.6% increase, it just isn't a problem in the short term for sure.

International Trade committee  No, we haven't. Again, we're focused on trying to be able to grow responsibly and move forward, but we don't estimate that being a problem for a long time.

International Trade committee  It would be across the country. Arctic char is now farmed in Yukon. They would benefit from a national aquaculture act that clearly spelled out the rules and provided a vision for growth, as would the salmon producers on both coasts and the trout producers in the prairie province

International Trade committee  I guess my first response is that it probably wouldn't have any dramatic effect immediately, but if we want to take a longer-term vision of where this industry is going to go, it would definitely be putting us at a disadvantage and not making us as competitive as we could be.

International Trade committee  I would say all of them.

International Trade committee  As a clarification, we would always need to comply with certain aspects of the Fisheries Act, so it's not a question of removal from some of those important habitat protection areas. The issue with the Fisheries Act is it doesn't define us. It was obviously developed long befor

International Trade committee  That's an excellent question and it has to be discussed in the mix because there will be challenges. Even with technology improvements, having access to enough workers is a critical issue we're dealing with. I know that's another discussion, but it is absolutely critical. The tem

International Trade committee  It's very exciting, I agree.

International Trade committee  Absolutely. When we talk about doubling the size of our industry in 10 years, that's really basic. We could easily do that. You can do that with what we're doing now mostly in terms of saltwater production on both coasts. We do farm in every province. There are some freshwater

International Trade committee  Absolutely, and then when you have such high demand, it's a win-win for Canada.

International Trade committee  The demand there for our products is huge. We see it at Boston and European seafood shows. They love the high quality of our product,. When I say it has huge potential for Canada, it really has.

International Trade committee  Our major issue, in terms of growth of the industry, has been the regulatory complexity, the overlapping regulations between federal and provincial, and the lack of clarity. We are not even referenced in the Fisheries Act, even though that's the act we are under. There are a numb

International Trade committee  Exactly. It's robbing one buyer from another.