Fisheries committee  I don't have any data to provide on that in particular. The description you gave makes sense to me. The more abundant a particular fish stock is, the more stable the future revenue potential would be, and therefore there would be a greater value of access to that stock.

Fisheries committee  I think there are a couple of elements here. I think we need more data on how much concentration there is, and also on the behaviour we see from companies in the sector. If we're responsible stewards, then the resource will be there and it will be sustainable for future generati

Fisheries committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, committee, for the invitation to appear before you today. As many of you know, the Fisheries Council of Canada is the national association representing wild-capture processors across the country and all of our members' harvest as well. FCC members ar

Fisheries committee  One important distinction would be this: The intent is to protect marine mammals while you're harvesting other fish and seafood, for example, or conducting other marine activities. If we can clearly articulate that, as we harvest fish and seafood, we're not harming other marine m

Fisheries committee  I assume so.

Fisheries committee  I don't know for sure, but Japan certainly is.

Fisheries committee  I believe so, yes.

Fisheries committee  I don't have any information on that. I'm sorry. It's a good question, though.

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation to appear before you today. I apologize for not being there in person, but I had a prior commitment that has to be in person. As many of you know, the Fisheries Council of Canada is the national association

Finance committee  That's a great question. As part of the blue economy strategy, the government is conducting a regulatory review now, with a consultation deadline of March 17 or something like that. We're working with our members to collect examples of regulations representing a barrier to innov

Finance committee  I think the biggest thing is a change in culture within DFO, so that it views itself as a champion for the industry and not just a regulator of our resources.

Finance committee  That's a good question. I think that as we move forward, there are new technologies that can come to bear, in particular to make fish surveys. Instead of having vessels go out and do comparative trawls or trawls, maybe there are new technologies we can use—radar technology or so

Finance committee  Yes. Thank you. In some fisheries, the industry is the primary purveyor of fishery science. For shrimp, for example, the industry has been doing the fish surveys for 20 years and it has never missed a beat. However, in the eastern Arctic for turbot, the government has been relyi

Finance committee  Yes. We have two live cases in which the willing buyer and willing seller policy of the federal government, as stated by Minister Jordan on March 3, 2021, is not being followed. There is the elver fishery in Atlantic Canada and the Dungeness crab on the west coast. The government

Finance committee  Yes. You know, the government doesn't necessarily have to intervene to increase indigenous participation in the sector. As I said, it is happening through industry collaboration and through non-indigenous and indigenous interests. They will come together to bring more indigenou