Mr. Allan MacLean at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On March 10th, 2015. See this statement in context.

March 10th, 2015 / 12:40 p.m.

Director General, Conservation and Protection, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management - Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Allan MacLean

On average, 45 to 55 foreign vessels a year enter Canadian ports. Of those, they're licensed vessels. It would be a rarity to have what we would consider an IUU vessel enter a Canadian port, but we want to ensure we have the proper tools in place to deal with that.

For the most part, IUU vessels look for weaknesses in regulatory frameworks. They utilize those weaknesses in regulatory frameworks to figure out where they're going to go next and how they're going to get product into the marketplace.

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