Fisheries committee  Unfortunately, we do not. I say “we” because the Pacific Salmon Foundation has written a response to that and provided it to the department about our concerns about the nine assessments. The one very obvious one that's not done is sea lice. Sea lice has not been reviewed in any w

Fisheries committee  To be honest, Mel, that one's not really well documented in Canada. We have lots of information on water quality. I don't think it's actually as serious as many other factors. I'd be more concerned about the continued habitat loss in the Fraser estuary, for example. Some work i

Fisheries committee  To be honest, 345 is enough for us to work with. I don't have any doubt that you could increase that number. We actually have a fixed number for a reason. We manage money for them.

Fisheries committee  Okay. I'm very sorry. I missed that. That's a very important question. To be perfectly honest on this, I have personally said “no” to that several times. There is not adequate planning under restoration. When we provide funds, we do not go out and solicit programs. We fund progr

Fisheries committee  Well, I feared your question, Elizabeth, but I think it's a very astute one. Let me be clear: the three to four degrees is the maximum range. When you see the maps of the ocean, there are varying colours of intensity, but if you have extremes to that degree, then the other water

Fisheries committee  I don't think you'll lose salmon in a decade in any sense. We're going to lose some here and there, possibly, with the bad habitat. They are highly resilient. They are very flexible in their use. It's a huge area out there. You can't believe how big it is until you try to go out

Fisheries committee  Do you mean enough collaboration just from the federal government? That seems to be a little at odds with the notion of collaboration. There has not been enough effective collaboration with the Province of B.C. The Province of B.C. has responsibility for freshwater, the landscap

Fisheries committee  We're talking about the B.C. SRIF, the B.C. salmon restoration and innovation fund. It was one-third or 40% provincial and the balance was federal. That's a collaboration and a major step forward. I hear rumours in the province that there will be a B.C. SRIFII. There will be a co

Fisheries committee  Well, it's not just herring, Mr. Johns. As you probably know, there are many different species of forage fishes. Herring is without question the most abundant. With respect to our understanding of what we call the “dynamics”—what determines the abundance of herring recruitment in

Fisheries committee  Well, I think the intention is clear, though it remains to be seen what exactly is done. Mr. Beech, obviously, has the pressure of proceeding with that one shortly. If we proceed by moving to more closed containment, that will obviously reduce the interaction. That will be benefi

Fisheries committee  Well, as you've heard, there's a sense of urgency about wild Pacific salmon everywhere. It's not just about salmon farms. There's a very broad concern. Throughout the central coast, we have very poor pink and chum production. That's not salmon farming, but they're just as concern

Fisheries committee  Well, I hope that's not true. What I said is that I'm not aware of anyone who has been directly engaged in any of those discussions. I was with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for 30 years as one of their lead scientists on that, and under the Salmon Foundation, I talk to

Fisheries committee  It's certainly a concern to me.

Fisheries committee  As I said in my comments, all of these habitats are interconnected. If we know that we have a problem in the ocean, then we have to take additional action in the other habitats. One common feature is that salmon go through estuaries, so restoring and preserving our estuaries coul

Fisheries committee  Well, the money from the government could be seen as seed money, too. In many cases, we work with community groups where the foundation will only fund 50% of the work. You would be amazed at the power of communities to raise money. If you enable them to get started—provide them w