Fisheries committee  Could I put in another point?

Fisheries committee  It looks like we're asking for money out of government, to send it back to us, and they send us $1,000 back for this agency. If this agency can promote the product and open markets overseas and make it work, and if we can recapture 25 cents a pound more for our product—and 25 cen

Fisheries committee  No.

Fisheries committee  It's directed towards marketing, promoting the product itself. And I'm sure we can find somebody who knows how to promote a certain aspect. We have a local newspaper in Halifax. I'd like somebody who works in an office all week to open the newspaper on a Saturday afternoon and

Fisheries committee  Yes, in regard to the illegal fishing, there are so many of us. It's very hard. And southwest Nova, with all the islands all around the province, it's very, very hard for DFO to clamp down on every illegal fishing practice taking place. We know it's happening. To what extent, it'

Fisheries committee  Number one, LFA 34 does not have a voice. I represent thirty-some fishermen, and everybody is in the same boat. We need something that's unanimous and has the voice of every fisherman in LFA 34 who would be involved in the decision-making process. This is all new. It hasn't bee

Fisheries committee  So keep me in mind, eh?

Fisheries committee  Senator Saulnier, I like that. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  Yes. That is correct, and it's very hard to get young fishermen to take these positions. Roger is probably one of our youngest ones. This document--the first one we prepared--was approved by every fishermen's association within LFA 34. Ashton Spinney signed off on this proposal-

Fisheries committee  Right now we're just asking for some short-term funding so we can develop a business plan, because next season is coming in eight months. If this is ever adopted in Ottawa and approved it's going to take time. So right now for the short term we need some funding to get a business

Fisheries committee  I have a document here. We met with Kevin Stringer last March in Moncton at the Maritime Fishermen's Union convention. He said the current fees were based on the market price in effect from 1990 to 1993 and they had nothing to do with the number of traps. He said that needed to b

Fisheries committee  It does, yes. It shouldn't be that way.

Fisheries committee  We would be looking at this as a long-term project. Hopefully, my goal would be to have at least a five-year pilot project on this system. Again, rather than cutting our fees down, I'd rather use this. This money would be used to rent an office in southwest Nova Scotia, pay rent

Fisheries committee  Yes.