Finance committee  We have informally, and we've had no opposition raised. Indeed, they see this as an opportunity. One of the issues that the Sport Fishing Institute and the Sport Fishing Advisory Board raised is the need for more monitoring of our various fisheries, and these funds could be used to help with increased monitoring, and we're 100% on board with that.

Finance committee  Yes, it's excellent work. In fact, we've been a funder in the past of some of that work.

Finance committee  No. Once the salmon stamp comes to us we do have requirements for how we need to spend it. One of the limitations as it relates to first nations is that first nations often would like to pay for labour associated with the projects they are doing. Our current rules with DFO require that we fund volunteer projects.

Finance committee  I wish it was per fish. It is an annual stamp. You purchase it in conjunction with your saltwater fishing license. It costs $6 and it allows you to retain the pacific salmon that you catch, within regulated limits, of course, set by DFO. Some fisheries are closed. Some species are closed and others are open.

Finance committee  This is only the recreational fishery. Very good question. This is just the recreational fishery.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. Good morning. I'm Mike Meneer, vice-president of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. We are a federally registered non-profit committed to the sustainability of wild Pacific salmon and their ecosystems. Our 30-year history is intrinsically linked to the federal government as we have a long-standing contribution agreement with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to manage funds from the salmon conservation stamp.