Mr. Chair, so we have cut all quotas of fish in Canada to very low levels and ended many fisheries. Pinniped populations are five to 15 times higher than historic levels.
With the reduction of pinniped numbers, can fish stocks recover?
In the House of Commons on May 30th, 2022. See this statement in context.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans—Main Estimates 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
May 30th, 2022 / 10:40 p.m.
Conservative
Clifford Small Conservative Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL
Mr. Chair, so we have cut all quotas of fish in Canada to very low levels and ended many fisheries. Pinniped populations are five to 15 times higher than historic levels.
With the reduction of pinniped numbers, can fish stocks recover?
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