Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses. You have brought us a lot of interesting information about some practical concerns related to the hunt that are perhaps news and will be useful to us.
I want to make a few comments.
On the hakapiks, I noticed when we had the veterinarians at the committee that science supports the use of the hakapik. I think you're on good grounds. I don't think that's going to be a problem as far as the committee is concerned. We want to make sure you have the tools to do the job safely and effectively.
The things you mentioned about cellphone range, reporting in, the hailing requirements, and answering machine capacities could obviously be addressed a little more effectively. We appreciate your good comments related to that. As far as DFO providing coverage throughout the period of the hunt, these are obviously things that need to be addressed.
I had a question for you about the bleeding out and the quality. Mr. Manning answered that; you've already answered it. I had some other questions that Mr. Byrne addressed earlier.
I know that Mr. Manning has many questions on his mind. So, Mr. Chair, if it's acceptable, I'm going to pass my time to Mr. Manning to move on with his questions.