Mr. Todd Williams at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On February 6th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 6th, 2024 / 4 p.m.

Senior Director, Fisheries Resource Management, Operations, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

There are a number of data sources that we use when making fisheries management decisions. Certainly, science data is one.

If we are missing a trawl, there are ways that we can look back at the existing science that we had previously and extrapolate from it and make some conclusions as to where we can go forward. Certainly, a lack of catch data is an issue, and it's something that can be included when it comes to fishery management decisions.

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