Fisheries committee  I don't have them specifically. Generally, they relate to entanglement and gear restrictions that Canadian fisher people have to implement for us to maintain access to the U.S. market, but Elsa probably has those details.

Fisheries committee  It's a big issue. If you want more details, I'm sure we can get back to you on that.

Fisheries committee  They're very aware of it. My understanding is they are planning to meet those requirements. We were very careful in the use of our language in the audit to ensure we weren't putting those markets at risk. My understanding is they want to be ready and they will be ready. That's

Fisheries committee  It was.

Fisheries committee  We looked at all the different tools we have at our disposal to protect marine mammals and we found that generally they weren't being used. The other thing we found was the collaboration between all the various departments...one of the problems is that we have so many players in

Fisheries committee  That is exactly my issue. My biggest concern about this is the fact that they're not monitoring the health of wild fish; therefore, I don't know how they can make that conclusion.

Fisheries committee  You'd have to ask them, but that was my biggest concern.

Fisheries committee  There's one switch up.

Fisheries committee  Yes, I do. Mr. Chair, I am pleased to be here again this afternoon to discuss my report on protecting marine mammals, which was tabled in Parliament on October 2. I am accompanied by Elsa Da Costa, the director responsible for this audit. Our audit looked at what the government

Fisheries committee  It was 2006 the last time it was updated.

Fisheries committee  In one case we found that the test results were given almost a year later. That's quite a big gap.

Fisheries committee  The big difference is that in British Columbia, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans requires companies to follow its own standard for net support structures and for anchoring systems. That is not required in Atlantic Canada. It's pretty clear that the standards for these ancho

Fisheries committee  That's correct.

Fisheries committee  That's correct. That's why we made the recommendation that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans should initiate discussions with their counterparts in Atlantic Canada to address both the quality and the maintenance of equipment to prevent these fish escapes.

Fisheries committee  In my role, I would say that I don't really give out letter grades.