Randy Kamp at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On March 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 12th, 2009 / 12:40 p.m.

Conservative

Randy Kamp Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, BC

I'll be very brief, Mr. Chair. Thanks very much.

Thank you, gentlemen, for appearing.

I read, I think in a newspaper article, that a lobster fisherman was quoted saying he needs at least $5 a pound to pay his costs. If lobster prices are well below that, and look like they might stay below that for a while, given the recession that we're in, what advice do you have for us or for the government on how to deal with that situation?

Then I have a question on something I'm just curious about. Has there been any movement toward lobster aquaculture in Canada to sort of fill this gap perhaps?

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