I understand that the oceans plan MPAs deal with only marine MPAs, not freshwater inland MPAs. Is that correct? You're not able to discuss inland fisheries and what the impact might be there.
I just wanted to be clear on that one. We'll have to go down another avenue for information on that.
What are the priority designations for fisheries that might be allowed within an MPA? For example, in British Columbia we have regimes for fish and wildlife management that recognize conservation as a first priority; first nations food, social, and ceremonial as a second priority; B.C. resident as a third priority; and then commercial or non-resident. Now we also have the first nations cultural, which is somewhat of a commercial fishery that's fitting in there at certain different levels.
With the fisheries part of it, there could be recreational fisheries, first nations fisheries, also catch-and-release fisheries that would have very low or negligible impact. What are the priorities? How are they set and recognized within the MPA process?