Fisheries committee  I was thinking of saying the same thing. The infrastructure is at the root of the problem. In our municipality in particular, we are having serious problems both in the Percé wharf as well as that in Saint-Georges-de-Malbaie—namely in Saint-Georges-de-Malbaie, where in fact there is a great deal of fishing activity.

Fisheries committee  I would say we have about 20 to 22 lobster fishermen in small craft harbours, in every harbour, but it can be something like....

Fisheries committee  In the whole community I would say there are about 300 lobster fishermen.

Fisheries committee  Just lobster?

Fisheries committee  Regarding your question, Mr. Stoffer, about what we could do and what would be the investment to bring the wharves back to a good state, in the region, actually, there have been a lot of studies done, for example, on seaweed, sea urchins, and species that were not fished before.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I think that way it could be....

Fisheries committee  Exactly. More ministries and agencies in the federal government could be involved.

Fisheries committee  Yes, Mr. MacAulay, I could answer that question quite briefly. I think the main problem we have here is continuity in the way the federal government is doing the maintenance and all the jobs around the wharves. We have all been talking about changes that have been happening in the fishery business through the years and the appearance of tourism business that is coming down.