Mr. Speaker, the minister and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans have again demonstrated their commitment to ensuring that Canadian resources are conserved and protected.
The minister recently announced the development of a system that allows photographs of fishing vessels at sea to be taken at night. This system produces high quality photos that clearly
identifies the fishing vessel and can be entered into evidence if charges are to be laid for violations of fisheries regulations.
This night photographic system, the first of its type in the world, advances Canada's position as the world leader in civilian air surveillance and is a clear demonstration of the use of state of the art technology in the protection of our ocean resources.