No problem, Nancy. Thanks for that.
I'd like to welcome back the witnesses, of course. Welcome back, Michael Dadswell, retired professor of biology. Mr. Hutchins, retired detachment supervisor for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, is back with us again. Of course, Melanie Sonnenberg is back with us again as president of the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation.
We've heard their testimony already, so they won't be giving more testimony or repeating it again this evening.
We have one new witness this afternoon. We couldn't get the right connection the other day to get him on. We have Mr. Sterling Belliveau, retired fisherman and former minister of fisheries for Nova Scotia.
Mr. Belliveau, we'll start off with you, giving you five minutes or less for opening remarks, please.