Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. Climate change impacts should be fully integrated into the development of a network of MPAs. There is no place where that is more important than the north. For instance, we know that with the warming of the waters and the environment summer sea ice i

Fisheries committee  We are fully supportive of indigenous harvesting, as long as it's done in a way that is sustainable. The comments earlier were about what techniques could be used. I don't think we should expect the Inuit or indigenous people to use today the techniques that they used in the 1800

Fisheries committee  We support research, and we certainly have supported research with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for years.

Fisheries committee  In our case, with the Arctic program, for instance, we have the Arctic species conservation fund. That fund is directed to conservation objectives. For instance, if it is to better understand where narwhals go and how they react to ships, and one of our conservation objectives is

Fisheries committee  For us, with marine protected areas, it's clear. For either seismic activity or oil and gas exploitation, it's not compatible. We accept that in the north there is a lot of poverty and there needs to be community and economic development. That's why we're beginning work to help

Fisheries committee  It was to recognize and develop the concept of indigenous protected areas.

Fisheries committee  Certainly with regard to oil and gas, the case is quite clear. With regard to other impacts, you have to look to the objective you're trying to achieve with that marine protected area. Certain things will not be compatible. Certainly, bottom trawling that impacts on the benthic e

Fisheries committee  We certainly did not say we should eliminate all human activity. We should eliminate human activity that isn't compatible with the conservation objectives of the MPA.

Fisheries committee  As a rule of thumb, we would say that seismic exploration for oil and gas is not compatible with an MPA, full stop. When it comes to other activities, we have to look at the conservation objectives.

Fisheries committee  I would say you have to look to the conservation objective of that MPA. If it's not incompatible, then that's fine.

Fisheries committee  I don't have the experience on the other two coasts to be able to answer that question fully. The experience that I do have would indicate that in some areas it is, and that there is certainly the need for reconciliation to give a full role to indigenous values and rights, whic

Fisheries committee  If methods are not sustainable, they should not be used regardless of who is doing it. I would say, however, that indigenous people should not be kept in a museum in terms of their practices. They have evolved, and they should be allowed to evolve. The approaches that Inuit now t

Fisheries committee  Thank you. We have a unique opportunity, particularly in the north, where the desire—the need—for conservation is expressed by communities. The goal of 10% should only be a stepping stone on a much more ambitious target. Whether it is an ambitious target of 30%, or even more, ce

Fisheries committee  I will be presenting on behalf of WWF.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. To start off, I have a bit of information about World Wildlife Fund-Canada. We are Canada's largest international conservation organization. We have the active support of more than 150,000 Canadians, and we do work in unique and ecologically important areas so that na