Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again I thank you all for being here and for providing your testimony to us on this study. I would encourage each of you, if you haven't already done so, to submit your recommendations in writing to the clerk. That is definitely one thing.... We'll take the testimony, but we'll also really be probably arguing over the recommendations, or discussing them anyway.
Mr. MacDonald, perhaps I could start with you.
I think we've heard loud and clear, or this committee has over months, from some of the younger fish harvesters, which I think three of you represent, actively fishing here. You made a comment about how if we don't change the system, we won't have enough active fishermen left. Can you describe what that would look like if we don't change the system and we don't have active fishermen left, and where we're heading?