Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Hello to my colleagues and to the witnesses.
My questions will be for Ms. Brown and Ms. Morissette.
We heard a lot in our last meeting, and we've heard in this meeting so far, about concerns with weak rope gear. It's mainly that it creates more ghost gear and could be potentially unsafe, and that more testing is needed.
I have a series of questions, and then I'll hand it over to Ms. Brown and then Ms. Morissette.
Can you speak to those concerns and possibly help explain why such measures are being pursued as they relate to trade, and specifically the Marine Mammal Protection Act in the United States?
The second question is, is weak rope gear working elsewhere?
The third question is, are the claims of it being unsafe and untested true?
How do our measures compare to the United States?
We'll start with Ms. Brown and then Ms. Morissette. If you need clarification on the questions, I would be glad to provide it.
Go ahead, Ms. Brown.