Tunicates are a big problem in Nova Scotia. Minister Bernadette Jordan's riding of South Shore—St. Margarets is home to very popular and pre-eminent mussel farms. Mussel farms on the South Shore have been dealing with invasive tunicates attaching themselves to the mussels, and hurting and destroying the businesses. The socio-economic risks seem very, very high.
I was concerned to read in your report that DFO “did not implement adequate measures to prevent invasive species from becoming established” in our waters. I'm not sure if you want to comment on that, or should I go directly to Mr. Winfield? Do you have a comment on that portion of your report?