They'll take more than that back.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on September 20, 2022, the committee is resuming its study on the closure of mackerel fishing in Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
I would like to welcome our first panel of witnesses.
Representing the Maritime Fishermen's Union, we have Louis Ferguson, assistant director, Homarus, and Martin Mallet, executive director. Representing the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association are Melanie Giffin, marine biologist and industry program planner, and Nathan Cheverie, fisher and co-chair of the mackerel advisory committee.
We're still missing Mr. Hubley.
Thank you for taking the time to appear before the committee today. You will each have up to five minutes for an opening statement.
I'll invite the Maritime Fishermen's Union to begin, please. I don't know if you're sharing your statement or if one of you is doing it alone.
You have the floor for five minutes or less, please.