Fisheries committee  Although it was headed up by the PEIFA, it was a really good joint project. DFO was one of our partners, and ACOA provided some funding for that because it involved renting boats and tagging. The cost of these satellite pop-up tags was quite significant, and that was a contributi

Fisheries committee  Or ICCAT, yes. Unfortunately, Mr. Drake wasn't able to attend today, as I mentioned earlier. Mr. Drake is generally our representative at those meetings, and we attend them on an annual basis, or whenever they're called. So, certainly we're very in tune with what's going on

Fisheries committee  Well, I'll ask Mr. Jenkins to answer that, because he's the gentleman who's out on the water and who has a long history in the industry.

Fisheries committee  Actually, there are 351 commercial licences and 33 charter businesses.

Fisheries committee  In terms of financial benefit, it is a fairly new industry. It's an expanding industry. I don't have the exact numbers at my fingertips here this afternoon. However, one of the reasons the PEIFA did the study was not only to update the science, because there was a great lack of s

Fisheries committee  For that particular point, I am going to turn it over to Mr. Jenkins. I just wanted to confirm that there are 351 commercial licences. There are 33 charter businesses. You said “commercial”, I believe. Charter businesses are what I believe you are referring to. In terms of the

Fisheries committee  Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman. At the outset, I'd like to mention to you and to the committee that we're expecting our president, Mr. Avery, to be here momentarily. Unfortunately, I don't know that Mr. Drake will make it today. As you know, we're in the middle of lobster season