Fisheries committee  Recommend an owner-operator and fleet separation policy.

Fisheries committee  Pardon me?

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  I think they're just on the other side of the line.

Fisheries committee  Well, yes. We have bilateral treaties because we fish the same stocks.

Fisheries committee  I don't know that I can speak appropriately to that. That comes through those bilateral treaties, the Pacific Salmon Commission treaties.

Fisheries committee  When you purchase a personal fishing licence, you have to make a donation—

Fisheries committee  No, that's a commercial fishing licence.

Fisheries committee  I don't think I'll comment on the price. I do think that fair share agreements are appropriate, particularly as part of a transition plan to, say, an owner-operator and fleet separation policy.

Fisheries committee  To the Alaskan border.

Fisheries committee  Okay.

Fisheries committee  I will. Thank you.

Fisheries committee  Honourable Chair and members, thank you for having me here today to speak. My apologies for not being here earlier in the month with the other young fish harvesters—and older fish harvesters—but I'm grateful for this opportunity today. Thank you, as well, to the other folks on

Fisheries committee  From my experience on the west coast, yes.

Fisheries committee  There's also the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union.