Mr. Speaker, integrity begs the minister to do exactly the same on northern shrimp, should quota reductions occur, as she did on gulf crab.
Now decisions have to be made because the fishery has not yet recovered from the turmoil of the global recession. The global economic crisis is still keeping lobster prices low and shrimp at rock bottom prices. Crab prices are suffering despite resource cutbacks.
Why will the government not respond with a significant, comprehensive and augmented economic assistance package for the fishing industry?
Let me point out that should they spout off about what they have done so far, they are saying nothing--