Thank you.
I know time is very short, but I would ask the permission of the committee to ask a question. Something came up in the testimony that sparked my interest a little bit.
I'll ask a question to both Ms. Reid and Dr. Donkersloot. Both of you mentioned diversifying a particular enterprise, especially for young fishers who are getting into the fishery, acquiring quotas and whatever it took to make sure you can survive in the business and make a living.
I was thrown back a bit, because we had a fisherman from the east coast present in an earlier study on vessel regulations—a gentleman I'm sure Mr. Anderson knows, Mr. Roy Careen. He's a very aggressive fisherman. He usually buys up any quota he can get, especially if it's something that he sees a profit in down the road, or something to keep his enterprise going. On the other side, he gets punished to some degree because, if I remember his testimony correctly, he stated that in order to fish the quotas he owns, he has to have four separate vessels. It seemed as though he was being penalized for trying to diversify and be more aggressive in the fishery and acquire more quota.
Can the same be said for somebody on the west coast, whether it be in Alaska or B.C., that a fisherman getting into the industry and buying up quotas would have to operate more than one vessel? Would the same restrictions apply in those areas?
Perhaps Ms. Reid, you can go first, then Dr. Donkersloot.