I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 93 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
This committee is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders.
Before we proceed, I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of witnesses and members.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mic, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
There is interpretation for those on Zoom. You have the choice at the bottom of your screen of floor, English or French audio. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
Please address all comments through the chair.
Before we proceed, I simply want to remind members to be very careful when handling the earpieces, especially when your microphone or your neighbour's microphone is turned on. Earpieces placed too close to a microphone are one of the most common causes of sound feedback, which is extremely harmful to our interpreters and causes serious injuries.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on January 18, 2022, the committee is resuming its study of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Before we go to witnesses, I will say that we have until 1:30 for committee business today. That's a dead stop at 1:30. That gives us pretty well 55 minutes with each panel.
I would like to welcome our first panel of witnesses.
Online we have Mr. Morley Knight, who is a fisheries management consultant. Representing Oceana Canada, we have Kimberly Elmslie, campaign director. From the Outlaw Ocean Project, we have Mr. Ian Urbina, director.
We'll start off with five minutes each.
We'll start with Mr. Morley Knight for five minutes, please.