Fisheries committee  It's not government and harvesters or government and first nations. All three parties have to be sitting around the table for the discussion.

Fisheries committee  You broke up on your question. Could you repeat it?

Fisheries committee  Well, as they said, if too much access is granted through communal fishing and commercial fishing and the stocks start to be depleted somewhat, it will affect the overall fishery.

Fisheries committee  Are you talking about leasing out the licences and non-aboriginals fishing them? Is that what you're alluding to?

Fisheries committee  There are instances of that. There are none here in my LFA that I'm aware of, but there are some.... I'm sorry, there actually are some in my LFA, but it's not happening in the direct area where I fish. However, it is what's going on throughout Nova Scotia.

Fisheries committee  I'm in agreement with what my counterparts in P.E.I. are saying. The effort has increased, but that effort has increased through the stock being built up over the years by the conservation the commercial fleet has done over the years through escape mechanisms and stuff like that.

Fisheries committee  Yes, you are correct.

Fisheries committee  Our association, the Cape Breton Fish Harvesters, have not received any direct correspondence from the fisheries minister. She has not responded to the letter we sent on behalf of the stakeholders. There has been just a little consultation with other members of the coalition of f

Fisheries committee  Good evening. I would like to thank the standing committee for the invitation to speak this evening. As mentioned, my name is Michael Barron. I am the president of the Cape Breton Fish Harvesters Association and I am an independent owner-operator and commercial fisherman. I rep