Mr. Mark Waddell at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On April 17th, 2018. See this statement in context.

April 17th, 2018 / 9:15 a.m.

Acting Director General, Licensing and Planning, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

I'll try to do it in 25 words or less.

Means to control vessel length is a proxy for controlling effort in the fishery. That is where we began when we had competitive fisheries. As we've evolved over time towards IQs in various fisheries, we can see changes within the fleets. We have seen that over time.

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