Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'll go back to what I was saying about the concern expressed by fishers. We heard comments from shrimp fishers in reports on Radio-Canada. They made a heartfelt plea to be given more consideration and listened to. They want more predictability. Mackerel fishers spent hundreds of thousands of dollars three days before the mackerel fishery opened, and then they were told, three days later, that there would be no mackerel fishery. Meanwhile, we hear that offshore fishers spent millions of dollars months before the cod fishery opened to prepare. There's something troubling here. I would like to know how you see the future in this regard.
The independent scientists at DFO consult the fishers on the ground a lot. They take into account their observations, which are the most accurate observations that can be made. Your boats conduct analyses, but fishers are on the water every morning, and they are not being listened to. That creates distress. When people are not consulted and the government decides how their lives will unfold, it is difficult for them.
Do you think things will change?