I would like our researcher to look into something. Just yesterday, I read an article in La Presse about a very particular situation in New Brunswick involving sea lice and salmon farming.
In short, what it said was that the products used to deal with the sea lice had caused a reaction in the nearby lobster population. There has been a lot of discussion on sea lice in western Canada in terms of salmon, aquaculture and the coexistence of farmed salmon and wild salmon. And this made me realize that the problem also exists out east.
I think that, when the committee meets with the people from out west, it should talk about that a bit and not hesitate to get more information on what is happening or what has happened in New Brunswick.
This leads me to wonder whether it is happening elsewhere as well. As we all know, fish and ocean life are not limited by borders. It would be worthwhile to find out what is happening elsewhere, if there are other situations like this in other places, because it involves the aquaculture industry, regulations, the manner in which diseases are treated and the way that companies act or react to difficulties or problems. It automatically has a domino effect.
That is why I think it would be a good idea for our researcher to look into that, so we are better educated when it comes time to examine the issue of sea lice.