Mel Arnold at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On April 4th, 2017. See this statement in context.

April 4th, 2017 / 9:45 a.m.

Conservative

Mel Arnold Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I believe I've interpreted this correctly, but correct me if I'm wrong. For previously protected areas that were closed for fishing—for example, I know there are rockfish closures off the west coast of British Columbia—are those closed areas now being incorporated into the MPAs to reach the targets of 5% and 10%?

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