Fisheries committee  If I'm talking about some of the larger federal ones.... I believe one of the first ones was just appointed around the marine protected areas, and there's no industry representation on that council. I guess that's my comment there. Certainly ex-government people have a place and

Fisheries committee  To answer both questions, one of the things that just occurred to me is that, a lot of times, the terms of reference are very restrictive in terms of who can participate on those committees and generally exclude anyone who has been associated with the industry.

Fisheries committee  No. I wouldn't say that. I'm talking about actual members on some of these committees that Mr. Morrissey was referring to. I think we need to see industry properly represented on these committees, but sometimes the terms of reference, or who can be on those committees, is restri

Fisheries committee  I won't speculate. Maybe, back in the day, there wasn't the interest from industry. I can say one thing for sure: fishing organizations are very involved with the industry, right from policy to every aspect of conservation, protection, and everything you want to see. We want to b

Fisheries committee  There are some gaps there that can be worked out.

Fisheries committee  They're, I guess, in the amount of time that's allowable in a season. One of the other things, for example...and this has been in place for a number of years. I believe Newfoundland has quite a few days that captains can take off for various reasons and have someone in their shi

Fisheries committee  We think there could be some more clarity around it. I mean, there are quite a number of changes that are being looked at, and that's why I wanted to loop in both the traditional and community knowledge, because sometimes decisions aren't made in the broader scope. An example I'l

Fisheries committee  —to reduce it, yes. The quota stayed the same.

Fisheries committee  Yes, which you probably don't hear of too often, but that was an actual case—

Fisheries committee  —because of the observations on the water. In 2015, in the middle of our Marine Stewardship Council audit, a new set of conditions came across for mackerel because the quota got cut significantly. It's those types of things where I think the traditional and community knowledge co

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  Certainly, it's a good start. We'll review the language. If I could take the liberty of providing some language for the committee, we'll do that also.

Fisheries committee  Yes, now that it's getting closer, certainly.

Fisheries committee  I guess I was referring to some of the federal panels. They're just starting to come into place. For example, this weekend we present to a federal panel on marine protected areas in Moncton. Certainly, for a process to have integrity, you need to have people there who are respec

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for the invitation to present this morning. My name is Ian MacPherson. I am the executive director of the Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association. For those of you who are not familiar