Clifford Small at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On October 25th, 2022. See this statement in context.

October 25th, 2022 / 5 p.m.

Conservative

Clifford Small Conservative Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL

I know that in Newfoundland and Labrador, it's completely about fleets, with anywhere from 40 to 70, so the number of vertical lines is dramatically reduced.

Would it be an option to use a Japanese-style crab pot to mitigate the risk to right whales? You're going to take a lot of vertical lines out of the water if you don't fish with single pots.

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