Welcome to meeting number seven of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on January 18, 2022, the committee is resuming its study of the traceability of fish and seafood products.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Proceedings are available via the House of Commons website. So you are aware, the webcast shows the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
I'm not going to go over the COVID-19 directives because we've all heard them many times and should know them well.
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I remind you that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for the first panel today. We have, as an individual, Robert Hanner, professor at the University of Guelph. From Oceana Canada, we have Sayara Thurston, campaigner. From Ocean Wise, we have Claire Dawson, senior manager, fisheries and seafood initiative.
We will now proceed with opening remarks for five minutes or less. We'll go to Mr. Hanner first, please.