The biggest fish escapes in Canada have occurred in the Atlantic region, not so much in the Pacific region, and it's the Pacific region where there are these national standards, because they're regulated by DFO. So a recommendation is that DFO talk to their counterparts in the Atlantic region to see if, on the east coast, they can establish and use the standards that are used on the west coast. Right now those are regulated by the province.
I could also say that I discussed this report with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Minister LeBlanc. He was really appreciative of our audit. He said it would help contribute to a good dialogue on the industry and its future.
From my perspective, I found more gaps in this audit than in any other audit I've ever done. These gaps are big. Nobody is monitoring the health of wild fish. There are no limits on the use of drugs and pesticides.
It's not as if the department is doing no work. They are doing work. They do have conditions of operation, they do research, but in my opinion the gaps that we found were quite large.