Thank you very much, Ryan.
There is a particular problem in my riding, and it has to do with the eel. This fish just keeps decreasing despite a host of accommodations made by eel fishers for 10 years. Apparently, one of the main problems is the harvesting of elvers, that is, the baby eels in the Atlantic. More than half of this fishery is apparently illegal, and this goes on because elvers are worth a fortune in the Asian markets.
Does the department have any data on the illegal harvesting of elvers and, if so, could you send us that information?
Also, if there is indeed a problem with the illegal harvesting of baby eels, is there a plan to stop it? This may be very difficult, since a small quantity of elvers is worth a fortune on the Asian markets.
Do you have any such plan?