Fisheries committee  I don't know if I can answer what the exact management measures would be, but striking the balance in any case, whether it be striped bass, seals, or whatever, is important. I think when management decisions are made, we need to log the date and record how many striped bass are being taking from anglers if there's going to be a recreational fishery and how many are taken from a commercial fishery if it's going to be first nations.

Fisheries committee  Many times when we are at the table talking to DFO, we feel there is a conflict of interest. Sometimes they'll have the aquaculture hat on, and then they take it off and put the wild hat on. We find that to be troublesome and really difficult, at times, in terms of negotiations and working, because of where the interests lie.

Fisheries committee  Yes, certainly. There's an application through ACOA as well. I think there might be some money coming down through that. Rather than elaborate, we'll certainly send that information along. That's great.

Fisheries committee  The CAST initiative, to give a really quick overview for those who aren't familiar with the CAST program, involves industrial partners, academia, DFO, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, other NGOs, and first nations. There's a whole suite of projects lined up for the Miramichi watershed.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the invitation. I'm going to go through the document that was handed out. I'm going to refer to the pages as I go through this so you can follow along. Page 2 gives a background on the Atlantic Salmon Federation, ASF. I'm not going to go through that because I think we've had members here before.