Fisheries committee  I think I would agree with that. I think you have to have the legislation there first, but on the other hand, legislation that has nobody out there to enforce it is not going to do you much good. I do think that you need to have both. There's no question.

Fisheries committee  Our point there wasn't to single out any particular industry. What we are concerned about are what we call non-lethal effects on fish. There are many industries—aquaculture being one, and forestry might be another—that have impacts on salmon that don't actually cause the salmon t

Fisheries committee  As far as salmon conservation is concerned, moving it onto land eliminates the issues, more or less, but I don't think we're quite there yet. Also, there are significant industries in various areas where it will continue. I think a stronger regulatory environment, whether it's pr

Fisheries committee  I think there's no doubt that there's something happening in the ocean with salmon that we don't fully understand yet. That certainly is having a major impact on returns. I think our strategy at this point is to ensure that we are doing everything we can to minimize the known h

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I think one of the issues with the changes made in 2012 is that proving that there has been harm or damage is very difficult, as was already brought up by somebody. It's very difficult to actually observe, in some cases, what those damages might be. We have seen exa

Fisheries committee  I'm going to give the presentation. I'm going to let Charles answer the hard questions.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. The Atlantic Salmon Federation is pleased to have this opportunity to speak to the committee today. The Atlantic Salmon Federation is dedicated to the conservation, protection, and restoration of wild Atlantic salmon. We work closely with o