Fisheries committee  On the first part of your question in regard to the partnerships program, that has been a very well-received initiative. Speaking for the jurisdiction that I represent in Quebec, many of our affiliates were able to take advantage of that program. I understand that it's going to c

Fisheries committee  The best way I can address that is with an example. I might, at a certain point, defer to my colleague, Dr. Sutton, who is originally from Newfoundland. Recently, an aquaculture project started up on the south coast of Newfoundland. With aquaculture not being something new—it's b

Fisheries committee  Thank you for that.

Fisheries committee  At the end of the day it will take some political will for people to realize on both sides of the Atlantic that it's a shared resource. There's an ongoing debate on whose fish they are. Are they ours when they're in our rivers, or are they ours when they're fishing off their coas

Fisheries committee  I know that Greenlanders fish for species other than Atlantic salmon. There are most likely some species that are a source of controversy for other countries, including Canada, that maybe could be concluded with a caveat, with something in there to help the salmon, as an example.

Fisheries committee  The regions further north have a bigger challenge because the access is more difficult. Those northern Quebec rivers have, to my knowledge, no proper assessment being done. In Labrador, the Sand Hill River has a counting fence on it. You'll have to excuse me because my specialty

Fisheries committee  It starts, as I mentioned, during the first two years of the fish's life cycle when it leaves its native river, when it goes to the salt. Those first two years are where most of the big challenges are, from predation by cormorants or seals or striped bass in the estuaries to pred

Fisheries committee  We were happy to see the actions that Minister Shea took and also the way the committee was put together with representatives of all the provinces. It was made up of people who are very credible and knowledgeable, with quite a bit of experience in salmon conservation science. Peo

Fisheries committee  That's the overall budget for DFO for Atlantic salmon.

Fisheries committee  I agree.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  That's partly it. The thing we need to remember is that, just like the Atlantic salmon itself, rivers, freshwater environments, are very dynamic. In some rivers you can actually count the fish by doing snorkel dives, for lack of a better term. Biologists will go to the top of a

Fisheries committee  And likely more.

Fisheries committee  Well, for starters, the people of Greenland, to my understanding, have a right that's recognized worldwide to fish in their territorial waters. As a basis, we don't have a problem with that, but—

Fisheries committee  As I see it, up to now, Canada’s diplomatic pressure on France to become a member of the NASCO has not been as strong as the pressure brought to bear by the people within NASCO. If France were part of NASCO, it would be governed by the same rules as the other countries that have