Thank you for the question. It's very important, and I certainly appreciate the time that I spent in your riding this summer, where I heard this loud and clear.
It speaks to the need for us to continue to dialogue and for you and me to continue to speak about this. I know it's important.
I want to reference not only the need to ensure we have the conservation measures in place that ensure a sustainable fishery into the future but that it's also very important we have the young harvesters who really need to come on board immediately so we have the harvesters on the water in these communities as we go forward.
We need to have very specific conversations about the things we need to do to ensure that the coastal, rural and indigenous communities are still connected to the fisheries in a very tangible way. It's the economic benefit for the larger region, apart from the direct funds to the harvester.
I'm absolutely open to continuing this conversation with you.