Fisheries committee  The specific funding amounts aren't something I could speak to directly. We're engaged in a variety of international fora, both, as I say, from a policy perspective, making sure the rules are tight, and from an enforcement perspective, with fisheries officers and the Canadian Coa

Fisheries committee  I can't commit that we'll be able to provide you with the specific amount. It's not necessarily something that is tracked specifically in that manner, but we will provide you with what we can.

Fisheries committee  I think you are referring to the enforcement and the post-certificate auditing routine. We have a specific team of conservation protection officers whose role is to perform an audit and verification function, which occurs after the certificates have been issued. It is intended to

Fisheries committee  In that instance, I believe it is a food labelling issue. My colleagues from CFIA could probably respond to that question.

Fisheries committee  The DFO's jurisdiction ends at the wharf. As I'm certain you're aware, we have dockside monitoring activities and a variety of measures to ensure compliance from the boat to the wharf. After the wharf, our jurisdiction ends, so I wouldn't have any information at my disposal to

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I can speak to the area of DFO's responsibilities that touch on what the member is asking, but don't respond directly, admittedly, to DFO's work through international bodies and regional fisheries management organizations to address illegal, unreported, unregulated fis

Fisheries committee  The products coming into Canada are outside of DFO's area of jurisdiction, so I couldn't speak to that. Our activities, in our FMOs, reduce the amount of—

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry. I'm not sure I quite follow your question in terms of decentralizing.

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry that I didn't understand your question the first time; I understand it now. Unfortunately I don't have the capelin scientific survey information readily available right now. This is something I think we'd have to follow up with you on.

Fisheries committee  That would not be a question that I would be able to speak to as an official. My role is to administer the fisheries management framework in the manner it's currently structured.

Fisheries committee  What I was referring to there is that the catch certification office is in place to respond to other countries' import requirements related to certification that seafood products are not IUU. Only those sectors of the fishery that export to countries that require such certificate

Fisheries committee  That is indeed within the area of my responsibility as well, so I can speak to that. Currently, there is no requirement for breaking points in the lines for fixed gear in fisheries—crab and lobster primarily. Those requirements are not yet in place. The minister has indicated t

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry. I'm not sure I follow the question in terms of the link to sustainable labelling.

Fisheries committee  I can begin, although I will note that while DFO is actively engaged in this work, CFIA is leading on this, and certainly I can say that the work continues. We've just wrapped up consultation with stakeholders related to the boat-to-plate element. My colleagues from CFIA can prob

Fisheries committee  With respect to the comment I made in my opening remarks around environmental sustainability, I was speaking about the foreign countries that have imposed these certification requirements. The requirements speak specifically to the flag states certifying that products are regulat