Fisheries committee  We updated the conservation objectives. In the examination of closures that had been in place historically under the Fisheries Act, some of the areas were areas that we knew right away did not meet the criteria for biodiversity purposes. They're useful as fisheries management mea

Fisheries committee  Very good. The marine refuges that were put in place and announced by the minister in December are fisheries closures under the Fisheries Act. Oil and gas activity is regulated in Newfoundland and Labrador under the Canada-Newfoundland offshore petroleum act, and as a result, it

Fisheries committee  It was the first strategy related to marine protected areas, coming out of the Oceans Act adoption in 1997. We have other more specific strategies that have been developed more recently. One that is guiding us is one that was signed by provinces, territories, and the federal gove

Fisheries committee  Yes, they're on our website. We might have supplied it to the committee in the past, but if not, we'll make sure that it is brought to your attention.

Fisheries committee  I can start, and perhaps Ms. Chute can finish with regard to more specific elements of the establishment of the conservation objectives. As Mr. Jenkins mentioned earlier this morning, when we were identifying the other effective area-based conservation measures to help meet the