I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 128 of the House Common Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the Standing Orders.
Before we proceed, I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of witnesses and members.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel. Please address all comments through the chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on February 28, 2024, the committee is resuming its study of derelict and abandoned vessels.
We welcome our witnesses. We have on Zoom Roberta Bowman, executive director of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce. We also have with us Chloe Dubois, executive director of Ocean Legacy Foundation.
Thank you for taking the time to appear today. You will each have five minutes or less for your opening statement.
Ms. Bowman, you have the floor.