We are making two major requests of the government.
The first is to suspend the cost of licences. They cost from $15,000 to $25,000, and it is an expense that fishers have incurred so that they can go fishing. That being the case, we are asking that they be reimbursed for it.
The second involves the $40,000 financing program for businesses. When we made our request to the minister, we asked the federal government to triple that amount, to provide $120,000 in financial support to fishing enterprises. As we know, the significant financial obligations they face call for a subsidy program that is in proportion, around $120,000.