Mel Arnold at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

I fully support you on getting it right.

Mr. Hardie referred to the freeze on activities with regard to what's currently happening. Do you feel the freeze or allowing only activities that have been happening in the previous year is appropriate? We've heard from fishers on all coasts about how fish stocks move from one area to another. In fact, in the Maritimes, just a couple of weeks ago, we heard that fishing grounds had moved 15 miles. They also have halibut moving into areas where they haven't been seen for a few decades.

Would the closures that consider only the previous year be appropriate or should there be more historic information included in those allowed activities?