Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again, thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
I just have one comment to you, Mr. Chair. I think you were asking about some of the competitiveness. I believe the scallop fishery in 3Ps is competitive as well. There's no IQ or anything on that. They just fish it. There are no limits set on what they can catch or bring in. I know that the fishery in general...and it's no surprise to anyone.... The shellfish industry, whether it's shrimp or crab, is declining in Newfoundland and Labrador, and probably over the next number of years we're going to transition to a groundfish fishery again versus the shellfish. I really think with that consideration and what would be required for vessels to do, now would be the time to start a vessel-length review because of the changes that are going to come in the fishery. People who are now big into crab are going to have to go big into something else because that resource is not going to be there and it's not going to be so lucrative. They're not going to get $4.39 a pound for cod any time soon, which is what they got for crab last year, and probably are going to get again this year. I would think that the department would consider doing that vessel-length regulation review sooner rather than later to accommodate the change that's about to come in the fishery itself.