Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madame Gill. I think I'll ask Neil to describe the process as it occurred.

Fisheries committee  I can't answer specifically to that, other than to say that we did have conversations with the industry representatives. We have a regular advisory process. Those meetings took place, and it was through them that we worked on a solution. In my view, we did have those conversati

Fisheries committee  Mr. Arnold, if I could ask Neil Davis to talk about all of the various management techniques used to manage prawns sustainably, I think we can talk about size limits and spawner indexes and other relevant factors.

Fisheries committee  I can, Mr. Hardie. Also, let me suggest that Nicole Gallant could have an opportunity to respond as well. I will say that the use of tubbing has gone up recently from being a relatively uncommon practice when there was a higher reliance on export markets and on those types of p

Fisheries committee  Perhaps it would be useful to talk about the protocol that was agreed to, which addresses some of those concerns—

Fisheries committee  That really is my attempt to answer the question. There are a number of issues around it. You have a frozen tub of prawns. You need to be able to assess the size. You can't do that if they're tucked into that frozen sea-water, so you need to be able to thaw the tub quickly enou

Fisheries committee  Excuse me, Mr. Chair; I am responding on behalf of the three witnesses.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Arnold, for your questions. To be clear, DFO has not outlawed tubbing. What we have done is worked with the industry to clarify the requirements that products be readily available for inspection. In working with the association, we have an interim solution in pla

Fisheries committee  The way we work with industry on a regular basis is that we collaborate on issues as they arise. As I described briefly in my opening comments, this issue has become more prevalent of late. The question around products being readily available was discussed in a meeting a few mo

Fisheries committee  With regard to this prawn issue, I think that we found a very reasonable solution that addresses the concerns identified by the industry and also meets our regular requirements to inspect the product as required.

Fisheries committee  My view of the process is as I described it. An issue was raised. There was a discussion around it. Certainly concerns were identified, and then DFO and the industry reps worked together to resolve the issue, which they have done. In my view, DFO and industry can't avoid encoun

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. Bonjour and good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. As you have already heard, my name is Rebecca Reid. I'm the regional director general for the Pacific region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. My colleagues and I appreciate the opportunity to appea

Fisheries committee  We haven't had a chance to consult with indigenous groups yet on what the governance looks like, but we fully intend to work with them as partners. That needs to be developed based on their own ideas and interests, and those discussions need to take place.

Fisheries committee  I think you'd have to ask them that, but we've had some great working relationships with them, including at the Big Bar site, where they have been, hand in hand, helping us support that very significant project.

Fisheries committee  We do have an MOU with the province. It has the riparian areas regulations that they put in place. They have responsibilities, as do we. DFO has responsibility for authorizing habitat destruction, so there is an interface between us where we need to work together. I'll leave it a