Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to turn the focus to climate change and its impacts. Climate change is affecting our oceans, which will alter fish habitats. The movement of fish stocks is going to affect the members you represent, harvesters in Prince Edward Island or the Maritime provinces.
Currently, fisheries management systems are based on areas. Regional fisheries management organizations and national fisheries regulations cover static, predetermined areas. Conversely, climate change is forcing fish stocks and species to adapt and relocate.
How should the federal government plan for this relocation or shifting distribution of species in Canadian waters, if it wants to deter fishers from engaging in illegal fishing? We have a system that's based on areas, but the environment is changing because of climate change. How might that affect illegal fishing?