I call the meeting to order.
Welcome back, committee members.
Welcome to our guests today.
Meeting number 13 is pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the study on wild Atlantic salmon in eastern Canada.
We are going to start with the presentations by our guests. We have four of them.
We're going to start with both our guests, who are appearing by video conference. From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, we have Greg Roach, and from the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation, we have Brooke Nodding.
From Dalhousie University, and no stranger to committee work, is Jeffrey Hutchings, professor of fish ecology and evolution, department of biology, and from the Atlantic Salmon Federation, we have Bill Taylor, president.
It's good to see all four of you.
As I said, you'll each have 10-minute presentations. Feel free to shorten them if you wish. We tend to run out of time on this committee.
We will start with Mr. Roach from DFO.