Fisheries committee  I take no offence, Mr. MacAulay, and thank you for the question. In actual fact, with all due respect, it's 100% wrong in the sense of taking power out of the hands of government and industry. In actual fact, you're giving it to them. Basically, all certification does is ask whe

Fisheries committee  That's understood. That's no problem. I accept that.

Fisheries committee  We're a global organization, Mr. MacAulay. Our global headquarters is in London. We have offices in 16 countries around the globe.

Fisheries committee  We have a fair number of partnerships that are selling MSC-certified products.

Fisheries committee  That's an interesting question. I honestly don't have the knowledge to answer that. Shrimp populations vary by jurisdiction, not only here in Canada in the northern shrimp fishery but also in the Barents Sea and elsewhere, so I honestly can't answer that question. I don't have en

Fisheries committee  What our program would assess is how well the management regime is responding to the situation it faces. You could have a very well-managed fishery at 10% of the current biomass levels of northern shrimp. It just depends on how the management system applies the principles that th

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Jay Lugar. Committee members, thank you for the opportunity to come to speak with you today on behalf of the Marine Stewardship Council. I'm going to speak a little bit about the pertinent topic of varying environmental conditions in the norther