Fisheries committee  Mr. Lawson did a really nice job with that. It's going to take a bit of time to switch to owner-operator. It's such a complex issue. At the very least, we need.... With our vessel, we pay 20% of the landed value—80% goes to somebody who has quota. There's absolutely no way for o

Fisheries committee  Okay, I'll try to make it quick. Our processors take care of us. They have all of the relationships with the quota holders; we have no relationships with any quota holders. Basically, I get a shopping list to go out fishing every week and they cover me off and everything, and th

Fisheries committee  Hello. I'd like to thank the standing committee for the opportunity to speak about the issues in the west coast fisheries. I've come to ask for your help. My name is Ryan Edwards, and I'm a fourth-generation fisherman from the small coastal community of Ucluelet on Vancouver Is

Fisheries committee  I always knew I would work as hard as I could to make my living from the sea. Fishing isn't just a living; it's a way of life, and it's a profession I was born to do. In the last 30 years, the Pacific coast fishing fleets have been decimated. Where we once would see boats as fa