Fisheries committee  It's very important right now. For many years the ocean was a very stable supporter of salmon. We had many forecasting tools that were accurate to 10% or 20% of any returns. Those are now out by over 100-fold. We actually have many that we don't use anymore. It's a big challenge

Fisheries committee  I'm trying to think of where we got to, but I think the real issue that we have is where we will go with the money to build a future for salmon. We have to understand the expected effects in the ocean. Then we will know how much we have to conserve and the breadth of actions we h

Fisheries committee  Well, I wish I knew what will be in the budget on Monday. I hear there's an investment in wild salmon. I'm sure it will be very warmly received. Whether it's going to be adequate or not is, I think, another question, because I actually don't know anyone who has had input to the d

Fisheries committee  I'm surprised by the final phrase. Did you mean recreational only?

Fisheries committee  No, it's efficient. We have an allocation policy. For example, the sockeye, pink, and chum are commercial access.... In the discussion about the northern troll, they're clearly focused on chinook and coho. There is a potential conflict with the recreational fishery there over all

Fisheries committee  Thank you. That's a very important question when we talk about restoration. The very first thing we have to tackle in British Columbia is water management. In B.C. there is a 2014 act called the “Water Sustainability Act”. It actually includes a commitment to minimum ecological

Fisheries committee  It's a really good question. I get asked that a lot. There's not so much that we can do to fix the ocean. The issue is climate change. These warm periods that we've had are clearly occurring more frequently. They're more intense. The warm water that you speak of is not just warm

Fisheries committee  It was designed as four phases, yes.

Fisheries committee  We have completed the second phase, which is a very large-scale data processing and analysis portion of the work. Phase 3 was to take the output of phase 2 and to direct experimental challenge facilities where you would use particular pathogens and subject salmon to them to see w

Fisheries committee  Mr. Arnold, it's not just resources; it's facilities that would take big resources. To do these studies properly you require containment, because they are pathogens. To proceed with phase 3 would be a very substantial effort to get going, and it would require quite a bit more lea

Fisheries committee  Basically. Two weeks ago we did an international workshop with fish health researchers and ecologists from around the globe working on salmon pathogens, particularly with aquaculture. We did a review there to limit the number of pathogens that we've been studying and to try to ge

Fisheries committee  We have said very openly that, yes, we believe the studies have demonstrated that. I would clarify that Cohen limited his comments to Fraser sockeye salmon. This comment would still apply to that. One of our real concerns is that we have to be concerned about all Pacific salmon,

Fisheries committee  Do I personally? Yes.

Fisheries committee  Yes, it is.

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be here today with the committee. My name is Dr. Brian Riddell. I got a Ph.D. from McGill University and immediately came to God's country on the west coast, where I have worked on salmon restoration, salmon conservation, and f