Fisheries committee  No, I think Gerry's—

Fisheries committee  I think what I'm referring to is access to fish and the fisheries. Again, my great concern is that, while I believe that there is support for the idea of MPAs and protected areas, there needs to be a balance between that and the ability to access those areas. I believe it's quite

Fisheries committee  I suppose what I meant was that rather than taking an approach where you develop a preservationist regime and eliminate access or any kind of harvest from an area, simply observe what the management regime is for the species based on good science and follow the laws and the regul

Fisheries committee  Federal laws, primarily.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  I guess what I would offer in terms of a recommendation is that I think it's absolutely essential that the appropriate consultation occurs. That would be the be-all.

Fisheries committee  Yes, but with the exception of the RCAs, as we've described, which don't fit within the parameters of an MPA and where there definitely needs to be a reduction in access, or at least a need to follow through with that experiment.

Fisheries committee  Access should be allowed, and there should be sport fishing.

Fisheries committee  I think that's a challenge, frankly. One of the comments I made was that we need to be very careful about that concept, particularly with non-migratory fish, because you end up impacting the resources available to whatever fishery there may be in that area. They wouldn't be fishi

Fisheries committee  In a tidal environment, I think it's challenging.

Fisheries committee  Again, when you use rockfish, as an example, that absolutely could be an outcome there. It's something to be considered. What shouldn't be forgotten—and it just needs to be considered—is what happens in the immediate area where this happens to be. If there are no measures taken t

Fisheries committee  That's right.

Fisheries committee  Where you have migratory species, whether it is salmon that migrate thousands of miles, or ling cod, which have seasonal migrations, that's where it gets trickier.

Fisheries committee  Yes, catch-and-release is something that does take place.

Fisheries committee  I would say it occurs for all species for various reasons.