Fisheries committee  I believe the staff and resources are there now; the staffing increase at the local DFO is in the last three to four months. But we need a commitment to science, a commitment to a full stock assessment every year, at least until we get to a point that we know where we're to, beca

Fisheries committee  Can I just add to that?

Fisheries committee  This is one thing that I missed in my earlier remarks, but it ties into what Mr. Efford just said. One thing for certain that we need to look for in the transitioning years—and beyond—is a commitment from DFO to a full stock assessment every year. There has been some reinvestment

Fisheries committee  I understand the question about what they are eating, but it's really a moot or irrelevant point because, at the end of the day, they are eating seafood. Whether that's cod or whether that's a forage fish, we all know what they are not eating. I think at one point someone said th

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. McDonald. First of all, I apologize for speaking fast, but John tells me he understood it.

Fisheries committee  It's hard when you have 10 minutes and you really have a lot to say. You cram it all in there.

Fisheries committee  The fishery that we see in our future looks nothing like the fishery we left in 1992. We left a fishery in 1992 where we were doing primarily cod blocks and second-fiddle products, and we need to become a leader in quality. Quality starts at the side of the vessel. To go back t

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, to you and to the committee for the opportunity to be here this morning. Thank you to MP McDonald for suggesting this as a topic for your committee. It's a very important topic for our province as we move forward. I'll do my best not to go over the points t