Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here with us today. Your testimony has been very interesting.
I have a few questions for you.
I'll start with you, Dr. Brown.
Mr. Michaud, you may answer my question if you wish.
The question is regarding fishing gear in the water being a problem. I'm from western Nova Scotia, so I'm familiar with the issue off southwestern Nova Scotia and in the Bay of Fundy. I'm wondering if you can expand a little bit on your comments about fishing gear being a problem and allude to whether that's “ghost gear” or current fishing gear being left in the water. What is the principal cause of the gear being in the water?