Thank you, Ms. Bell.
I have a quick point, and then I'll go to our next questioner.
As a point of clarification, and to Mr. Bevan's remarks on southwest Nova Scotia, there's quite a discussion among fishermen who fish the near inshore, with the 34-foot 11-inch boats, and the fishermen who fish the offshore, from roughly the 15-mile to the 50-mile line, and that's where the difference lies.
I'd like a point of clarification on the statistics on boat accidents from 1980 to the present time, because we've not received them. Have accidents gone up or down, and what's the cause? Is it a question of icing, equipment failure, or overloading? I think this very much pertains to the discussion we're having, and it's a piece of information that hasn't been forthcoming.
Before we go to our next questioner, the other point is the issue surrounding boat length. Is it the intent of Transport Canada to do hull types? Most of Atlantic Canada, and I would assume British Columbia is similar.... You could literally test a 34-foot 11-inch hull in P.E.I., and the majority of those would be Northumberland-built boats, which are similar in type.
Are you going to re-test that hull? Fishermen are concerned about cost, and they've been told it's $10,000 to $15,000 per vessel. Do you have to test that vessel again, if you have been using it for the lobster fishery, and then decide to put a rake on it to engage in the scallop fishery?
Could you quickly answer that, and then we'll go to our next questioner.