Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and committee members.
Thank you very much for this opportunity to present our remarks. My name is Brian Moore and I'm vice-chair of the Miramichi Salmon Association from Saint John. With me today is Mark Hambrook, president and senior biologist of the MSA. We also have Bud Bird, chairman emeritus of the MSA. Bud served as Minister of Natural Resources for the Province of New Brunswick during his time as an MLA in Fredericton, and he has also served as an MP for Fredericton, and at this time he's the Canadian commissioner to NASCO. He was also a member of your committee at one time.
We also have David LeBlanc, and David is from the Restigouche River Watershed Management Council Inc. I think first we're going to have Bud speak, if that's okay, Mr. Chairman.