Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being with us today.
Mr. Charlebois, it's nice to see you in person. I read your opinions religiously in L'Acadie Nouvelle, in New Brunswick.
You made my job easier, because I wanted to ask you what your recommendations were for the committee, and you made three.
I would like us to talk more about the rules that are being put in place and the new certifications. The famous case of right whales being hit by ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has had a certain effect. I wouldn't say it was catastrophic, but it forced us to adapt.
You mentioned the new MSC standard, which has been in place for several years. Industry players seem to be saying that it is important to keep it, but that it has not had any effect.
Do you agree with the industry players that abandoning this certification would have no effect in terms of crab or lobster?