Fisheries committee  I would concur with that. One point to be made is that the terrestrial paradigm for protected areas has been extrapolated into the MPA discussion and they're an apple and a pear. In fact, they might not even both be a fruit. I think sometimes things cross over that maybe don't be

Fisheries committee  Yes. I think that's part of the equation. Certainly, with the PNCIMA example, one of the reasons we're so concerned with that is that according to DFO, that's the template for the rest of the water in Canada, including the Great Lakes. Twenty-five per cent of the recreational fis

Fisheries committee  It's done all over the continent.

Fisheries committee  They're not groups, ma'am. They should be—

Fisheries committee  The Harte institute for Gulf of Mexico studies, the Province of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources in Ontario.... I live at Algonquin Park, one of the world's great wilderness parks. It allows sustainable use under a very well-constructed management plan based on the Ke

Fisheries committee  Over my career, I've seen Canada used as a test case by U.S. environmental and animal rights' organizations many times. It started with the seal hunt on the east coast by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, out of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. We saw that expand to the animal c

Fisheries committee  No, and if I gave that impression, I didn't intend that. I think the answer is that it depends where you look. The former Speaker of the House in Congress, Tip O'Neill, once said all politics is local. I think that analogy applies to fisheries management, as well, and wildlife fo

Fisheries committee  I guess it's poignant to mention that in my 30 years in this job, this is only the second time we've been invited by this committee to come forward. We've never been invited by the committee on environment and sustainable development. If you look at their recent report, you see t

Fisheries committee  I think one of the better examples would probably be Australia as far as saltwater fisheries are concerned. I think they're recognized as being very progressive. There are always problems. There's never a perfect solution, but they've been very progressive at addressing problems

Fisheries committee  My answer would be that certainly the United States is an example of excellent fisheries management. There are problems again, but Presidents Clinton and Bush both reaffirmed that recreational fishing should be a priority in all waters managed by the federal government.

Fisheries committee  No. That would be the responsibility of DFO.

Fisheries committee  I think the evidence is pretty clear that they are. It depends where you look, of course. Historically, when science has been followed, and solid science has been followed, fish stocks were in pretty good shape. When politics gets in the way, and that's irrespective of whether i

Fisheries committee  Tax dollars.

Fisheries committee  Through all of us.

Fisheries committee  If it were true that, to use the term, “the sky is falling” and that these fisheries are in such dire straits, and if it were true across the country in terrestrial and aquatic areas, then I would say that the agencies responsible for the management of those resources have abysma