Fisheries committee  That's right.

Fisheries committee  The province, of course, licenses the buyers, and then they license the processors, and then they report, of course, what's going out in a rough number. It's not really to the pound, but it's an approximate value and roughly where that seafood is going. One problem the Province of Prince Edward Island has is that some of our seafood that's landed in Prince Edward Island is calculated on the papers of the Province of Nova Scotia, because it's processed over there.

Fisheries committee  Science is key. There's no question about that. I believe climates are changing. I believe our fish stocks are moving. The point about our fish stocks in Atlantic Canada is that they're not predominantly around one province. The fish are off the north of Prince Edward Island, the east of New Brunswick and part of Quebec.

Fisheries committee  The federal or provincial government can put in minimum and maximum fines in regard to any contravention of any law or act. The judiciary, which is a separate branch of government, can interpret that infraction as it applies to a law, then issue a fine relevant to previous case law or to other fines that have been given out, respectively.

Fisheries committee  We can't look at measures to record catches as just the fisher's responsibility. The buyer and processor have a responsibility, also. There needs to be a clear path to compare what the fisher is bringing in and what the buyer or processor is processing and shipping. That, I think, is where there's a gap in the system right now.

Fisheries committee  There are some regions that are more of a concern than others in Atlantic Canada. I can say that those areas are under the watch of DFO conservation protection in conjunction with other members of the federal government's investigative agencies. To answer your question, yes, there are some areas that are more aware than others.

Fisheries committee  I didn't understand that.

Fisheries committee  I would not want to jeopardize any ongoing investigation I may have knowledge of by saying that, Mr. Chair.

Fisheries committee  No, not completely—

Fisheries committee  That's right.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  The problem is that there's no corresponding data between the dockside on the federal side and the provincial.

Fisheries committee  None, that I'm aware of.

Fisheries committee  There's actually a review being done of the fines structure.

Fisheries committee  No.