Welcome, Madam Chair. Congratulations on being elected as chair.
I'd like to take just a couple of short moments to thank Mr. Weiler for his fair and judicious chairing of this committee for the past months.
As a vice-chair, it was good to work with you.
I look forward to the same openness and collegiality that we've experienced on this committee over the 10-plus years that I and Mr. Morrissey have been on this committee. I think we've done a lot of good work across party lines in efforts to improve the fisheries. When I say “fisheries”, that means fish stocks and the fisheries, the people who participate in harvesting those stocks. I think we can continue to do that work.
Regarding your vision and statement that you would like to see the congeniality that takes place in this committee continue, I very much hope for the same thing.
Thank you.