Fisheries committee  Thank you. Mr. Cloutier, I have a question for you. I gather that your organization's fourth proposal is to suspend fishing in a dynamic area only if at least three right whales are present at the same time. I gather that these are the American rules and that your organization

Fisheries committee  That's fine, thank you.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll give my time to Ms. Ludwig.

Fisheries committee  Yes, true.

Fisheries committee  Yes, and I know we're heading in that direction. I appreciate your comments on that. There was obviously some frustration and, hopefully, some lessons learned out of the things that have happened over the last couple of years. I wonder if you could speak to the level of consulta

Fisheries committee  Obviously, the meetings last week in Nova Scotia went pretty well. Things seem to have improved in making sure the stakeholders involved are consulted and listened to, and making sure we are learning from past mistakes that might have been made.

Fisheries committee  My time is up, Mr. MacLean. I wish I had more time, obviously, but I really appreciate your being here and being candid with the committee. Thank you.

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks very much for being here. I appreciate your taking the time to come to our committee to share with us some of your wisdom. Mr. MacLean, I'd like to start with you. I appreciate your being here on behalf of snow cr

Fisheries committee  It's the highest quality, and it has that reputation. So it's important for the MSC to put that mark of approval on it.

Fisheries committee  I see. Mr. Michaud, do you have any comments on that?

Fisheries committee  I agree. Thank you very much for those comments. Mr. Barrett-Lennard, I'd like to ask you a question. You talked about propeller strikes by boats. I wonder if you could help us understand which boats are the principal cause of boat strikes on whales on the Pacific Coast.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for that. Mr. Bain, you mentioned that ocean warming in that area of the Pacific is a particular concern. I'd like you to expand on how that impacts on the chinook or the whale populations and what we're actually seeing with the temperatures in the water in that area.

Fisheries committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thank you all for being here with us today. Your testimony has been very interesting. I have a few questions for you. I'll start with you, Dr. Brown. Mr. Michaud, you may answer my question if you wish. The question is regarding fishing gear in the water

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, in order to make sure we get to the vote on time it's probably a good time to leave it there for now.

Fisheries committee  We'll come back as soon as we can after the vote.