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Fisheries committee  Good morning, and thank you to the committee for the opportunity to present here this morning. My name is Dwan Street. I speak to you this morning on behalf of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union, a local of Unifor Newfoundland and Labrador. Our union represents nearly 15,000

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  Yes, it does.

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  Absolutely. That's something we've advocated for, especially during the ongoing consultation process to reach the current 5% target. We have tried to come up with ways. When we look at low-impact fishing gear such as hook-and-line and hook-and-line trawl-type gear, we think it wi

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  The fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador contributed approximately $1.4 billion to our province last year, and the impact of that is obvious. We've had a lot of discussion over the past few years about the economic situation in Newfoundland and Labrador. The viability of our coas

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  I think we focus far too much on timelines and boxing ourselves in on timelines. We have been frustrated with the consultation process to date. I think the most important thing is that we focus on getting it right, consulting properly, and making sure that consultation is thoroug

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  I think it's important that we put into the process room for re-evaluation to reflect realities. I'll just use our current transition as an example. Right now we are in an environment where water salinity and temperatures are changing. That's bringing its own challenges. We went

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  To us and to our membership, an MPA has to have a clear objective. We also need to make sure that by closing an area, we are going to achieve what that objective is. Just to reflect on the current process, we have been a bit frustrated with some of the timelines we've been put

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  I think we have a big opportunity right now with government's investment in the department. We're seeing a lot of policy and economic investment. I think one of the biggest opportunities we have is to bring in social science. For decades there's been a disregard for the importanc

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  I would have to agree with Mr. Edwards. I think it's important that in Canada we have our own set of standards and that we not feel pressure from something that's external. We're already very strong leaders when it comes to conservation and protection of our oceans, and I think w

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  Sure. Again, it goes back to the issues we have with drawing boxes and drawing lines that are permanent and rigid. We need to make sure that once we close something, it is going to achieve the result that it aimed to achieve. If we get five years down the road and realize that

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of certainty. The information we generally get, seismic and petroleum industry effects, comes from other jurisdictions. We have been pushing to have some research done in Newfoundland and Labrador that would be specific to our ocean and our ocea

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  I think it is important that we learn to cohabit. Both are very important industries to Newfoundland and Labrador. But, again, I think having communication, having solid data, knowing what the effects are, and making sure that all the protections are in place are important for bo

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street

Fisheries committee  When it comes to marine protected areas, we have been very consistent in saying that if the fishing industry is completely prohibited from operating in an area, we think it's also important that oil and gas activity be kept out of that area, because fish harvesters really have is

September 28th, 2017Committee meeting

Dwan Street