Fisheries committee  To be clear, and just to reiterate what I said at the beginning, our role is to be an advisory council. Our role is to consult with the fishing industry, determine what is the best approach and way forward for 10 to 15 years down the road, and provide advice to the minister. Once we provide advice, the report is stand-alone.

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the standing committee for inviting us and having some discussions over our report. We've provided you with three items. I think you all have a copy of the report, which is the reason we're here. We have a short presentation, and then there are a few charts that I added on.

Fisheries committee  I'll just tell you a little bit about the FRCC and what we are. In 1993, following the collapse of the northern cod, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans created the FRCC to provide advice. So we're an advisory council, and we were established to provide an opportunity for harvesters to have input into the management and science of fisheries.