Mr. Marc LeCouffe at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On March 12th, 2020. See this statement in context.

March 12th, 2020 / 9:15 a.m.

Acting Regional Director, Resource Management and Aboriginal Fisheries Branch, Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Marc LeCouffe

Thank you again for your question.

Landings are recorded, and there is indeed a difference between the approach in Gaspésie and in New Brunswick.

In New Brunswick, 100% of the monitoring is carried out at the dock. In Quebec, only 25% of the monitoring is carried out at the dock, but hails at sea are mandatory in 100% of cases. When a fisherman is at sea, they must call to say how many herring they caught, and they have a 25% chance of undergoing dockside monitoring.

This is for logistical reasons, since there are more monitors in New Brunswick than in Gaspésie.

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