I would say on major projects there needs to be enforcement. I think where there's an authorization that we know has been given and there are offsets, I think there needs to be checking in on that at the field officer level. A lot can be done by improving best practices and what is required for fish habitat protection. I also think that if there are a few fines that actually punish for loss of fish habitat, that improves compliance significantly.
I would probably look at this. Where are the greatest threats to fish habitat? What are the projects currently happening there? Are we enforcing our habitat protection provisions? I think that enforcement officers would actually be able to tell you best, those who still exist, where they know that they don't have any capacity.
I know in Nova Scotia, as you probably well do, that people were using neighbourhood watch systems, because there was no fisheries officer, anywhere in the entire Guysborough county, as an example. Again, I think that is something that can be done collaboratively, too, with conservation and protection, because they understand where they have gaps.