Mr. Speaker, on November 14 and 15, the Bloc Québécois held its fourth fishery forum in Caraquet, New Brunswick.
Quebec and the Maritimes are not just linked by language, culture and a large part of our history. They are also linked by a big blue, the St. Lawrence River, the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, as well as everything that lives in and around these waterways.
This process was a sincere attempt to hear from various stakeholders, fisheries experts, and to develop solutions for fishers, processors and organizations related to marine ecosystems. Our goal is, of course, to protect the resource and its biodiversity, but there is a critical species that is becoming extinct, and that is fishers.
I want to recognize the important contributions of scientist Lyne Morissette, seal expert Gilles Thériault, our host in Caraquet Jean Lanteigne, our moderator Gastien Godin, and of course, all of the shrimp, crab, pelagic, lobster and other fishers.
I thank them for their impeccable science in the interest of the survival of the Atlantic fishery.