I like the concept that's been out already where the federal government is going to put in an amount of money in the form of a grant to get these LFAs started. I think once they're started, and if they get the ability to get a couple of years.... I don't think they have to take all the gears out of the water overnight, but if they can come with a long-term plan and they get input from the federal government to start this plan, in my area of P.E.I. we would probably look at helping them out with a low-interest loan as a part of the program, or maybe no interest on the loan to get them started. Then later on, when the catches go up when they increase the number of landings and the amount of money they make, they could put money back in to continue this process and continue to buy some gears.
On June 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.