Luke Gaulton at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

June 3rd, 2026 / 5:50 p.m.

Director, Oceans and Aquaculture Management, Maritimes Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

I will add that the regional assessment process that was led by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and its report would have informed the types of information that DFO was anticipating would be needed. That would have informed what we decided to include in this report.

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