Fisheries committee  It varies from port to port and from species to species. That would be a technical question, and I don't have the answer at my fingertips. As to revenue for small craft harbours in our communities, I would think you're talking about maybe $20,000 to $40,000. That's it.

Fisheries committee  Yes, just for the port authority.

Fisheries committee  No, that's right. That's just what they would collect in user fees or wharfage fees and things of that nature.

Fisheries committee  There has been no specific process or negotiation regarding divestiture when it comes to small craft harbours and NunatuKavut Community Council. I do know that sometimes we get consulted on divestiture plans around particular assets that might fall under small craft harbours or something like that, but that's about the size of it.

Fisheries committee  As an Inuit organization, as I've said, with the close relationship with the sea and the ice and the marine environment, yes, we would probably like to entertain that particular discussion. But our discussion would certainly like to go to further investments in places that support, as opposed to divesting and seeing who else can take up the liabilities of the government.

Fisheries committee  They do pay. Fishers do pay—

Fisheries committee  Fishers do pay as part of being a user. What I'm saying is that the level of activity is not enough to sustain them.

Fisheries committee  There are capacity issues. In northern and remote areas, I have to tell you, there are going to have to be some major investments to bring some of these facilities up to a standard.

Fisheries committee  Yes. One of the things we heard back from small craft harbours was that they were volunteers and most were already involved in the industry with their own enterprises, doing their own activity. As well, some of the responsibility for harbour operations can be quite onerous, quite technical and sometimes very legal.

Fisheries committee  I don't have those numbers in front of me. They're obtainable from small craft harbours themselves.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Rogers. I also want to acknowledge our member of Parliament, Yvonne Jones, who made the announcement on the $18.5 million, over the last few weeks in some of our communities. If you look at the map we drew showing where there are small craft harbours in Labrador, you see there are only a handful of them.

Fisheries committee  As an indigenous organization, we've had a good relationship with the personnel in the region. We've also had a good relationship with small craft harbours authorities. My understanding is that, for the most part, small craft harbours authorities have a good relationship with DFO personnel in that particular directorate or in that particular program.

Fisheries committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the invitation to appear at the committee. Good morning to all of the members. I represent the NunatuKavut Community Council. I have with me Rob Coombs, who joined our team a few months ago as an adviser and as a consultant. We're proud to be here to present to you a little bit of context for what the NunatuKavut Community Council is, and also to speak more specifically about small craft harbours and how they fit into that particular context.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, I talked about the fact that this particular bill does not create new rights, and neither does the declaration. In that context, I believe that this in some ways strengthens certain laws that we have within Canada. If we want to talk about FPIC, or free, prior and informed consent, that might be one place we could start.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  —and those that do provide jurisdiction for indigenous governments.