Fisheries committee  I hate to be blunt. We're not safety experts, first and foremost, but we do consult with Transport on numerous issues, and safety would be one of them. I will give you a concrete example of what we did just two weeks ago on two occasions. First, we were discussing with fisherme

Fisheries committee  I'll give you a concrete example of very protected areas. We went into each village, with maps on the table and fishers around the table, to discuss where the marine protected areas should be and whether it impeded their fisheries. We had face-to-face discussions. That's one exam

Fisheries committee  I could answer that if you wish, Mr. Chair. Vessel length is one of the subjects that we've discussed with Transport Canada on numerous occasions. In fact, this discussion took place in 2010, at least in the Quebec region, but I know that it happened in other regions also. It's

Fisheries committee  Yes. In fact, we even discussed their—

Fisheries committee  Sure. It's even on the web with the Comité permanent des pêches.... It's all there.

Fisheries committee  Yes. I've seen that on many occasions. I can relate to it as early as in the 1990s when groundfish fishers had an individual quota in Quebec. They all had renewed fleets. Then the cod crashed, and the same with the redfish. There was extreme pressure at that time and they had ind

Fisheries committee  Thank you. You referred to the very important issue of resource conservation. Initially, limiting fishing capacity to a certain level was a big part of the reason for vessel length restrictions and also for the cube volume of vessels. With the introduction of individual quotas,

Fisheries committee  Good morning. I would like to give you an idea of relations with Transport Canada. The Quebec standing committee on fishing vessel safety meets every February. People from Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and even Quebec’s labour standards