Fisheries committee  There is progress being made on the Atlantic side, and all the data will be collected by 2009. In the Arctic now, a lot of work is being done with the Department of Natural Resources and colleagues from other countries in acquiring the data. Work has been ongoing since last winte

Fisheries committee  I cannot give you the number, but I can come back to you with a specific answer on that.

Fisheries committee  No. We have research programs on sea lice on the west coast as part of the regular science program.

Fisheries committee  The climate change or climate variability aspect is an integral part of our research plan and strategy concerning the fish stocks. I have to say that, in terms of resource management, we can position ourselves. This involves better understanding the impact these changes will ha

Fisheries committee  As far as the salmon on the Pacific coast are concerned, for example, we are studying how environmental change is affecting the productivity of the stocks and how that is going to affect the comeback of the salmon in the future. We are taking account of environmental change in ou

Fisheries committee  The only point I would have to add is that I think our scientists are trying to work as closely as possible with the fishermen, in terms of doing the surveys and exchanging over the course of the year, to make sure they have all the information. As Dr. Watson-Wright mentioned, as

Fisheries committee  In all fairness, Mr. Byrne, in the way the assessment of cod was done at the time.... The survey that is carried out by the department is only one of the indices that is used in doing the survey. We have many other indices that are used. There is the sentinel fishery survey, for