Fisheries committee  It's one question, and we're fully supportive of the intent of what you're suggesting. Quite frankly, there's only so much we can do in a given day, but that's an excellent suggestion and we'd be happy to work with whoever might want to try to pursue that.

Fisheries committee  Unfortunately, the closest example I can give you is sea lamprey control: that with constant management and vigilance it can be successfully managed, but not eliminated. So you're quite right; that's the lesson, lesson number one: can we prevent these harmful species from enter

Fisheries committee  No, it's not ultimately inevitable.

Fisheries committee  Even if, in the most unfortunate circumstance, Asian carp do move into, for example, Lake Michigan at first, we have to ask ourselves which one is potentially next and even more expensive from a societal point of view. Again, on the topic of prevention of Asian carp, we'd invite

Fisheries committee  Sir, if I may, you've heard in this presentation how highly we value partnerships. We receive no government money for our operating budgets, but we will partner with anyone who is interested in improving the health of fish and wildlife, and conservation in this country.

Fisheries committee  I don't know the answer to your question, Mr. Sopuck, but I can tell you this: there's nothing good about Asian carp in the wild in North America. Without exaggerating, hopefully it's become apparent that in the 50 years it has taken to successfully manage sea lamprey by Canadian

Fisheries committee  My quick response is that prevention through, for example, public education wherever possible is a very effective tool for the tool box. There are many tools from the tool box that are required to successfully address this very large nationwide problem associated with both aquati

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I believe Mr. Farrant was trying to demonstrate that on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes there is a greater proportional contribution to the protection and enhancement of the Great Lakes on the fisheries side and the aquatic invasive side. Having said that, we do wa

Fisheries committee  I'd characterize the Great Lakes Fishery Commission as a professional collection of agencies, which includes the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and agencies from the United States--for example, the Michigan Department of Natural Res

Fisheries committee  Yes, I have.

Fisheries committee  Sure. To start with the last of your comments and questions, no, the $8 million is not being diverted. But Mr. Farrant is correct when he says that we're here today in front of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, and our concern—and it has been over an extended perio

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. I'll answer your questions, and I'll answer them not only on the basis of my knowledge gained from working for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters for some 24 years now, but also, as Mr. Farrant alluded to at the beginning of his presentation, from

Environment committee  My short answer is it depends on the species, and it depends on the communities of species we're talking about. For example, in our aquatic ecosystems, yes, temperatures are incrementally rising, just as they are in terrestrial ones. In the province of Ontario, over the last 80 y

Environment committee  Sure. For example, on the aquatic side, it's quite common for anglers, for fishermen, to distinguish between cold-water species and warm-water species. Salmon and trout are examples of desired cold-water species to go fishing for, and on the warm-water side, bass species. You can

Environment committee  My organization has not directly. But I can tell you this: we would be highly supportive of that type of quantification. Why? Because we're convinced that when we make explicit the direct cost to society of invasives, plus the potential opportunities lost, it will be clear to peo