Fisheries committee  The seafood stabilization fund is a program that we're delivering in partnership with the regional agencies. When we put this together, we worked very closely with them, and in particular in your part of the world, of course, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. They were th

Fisheries committee  Yes. I'll pass this over to Jean-Guy Forgeron.

Fisheries committee  I'm more than happy to do that. Certainly, the Pacific Salmon Foundation does very good work with the money that's currently coming from the stamp. We are looking at how to increase that. This will, however, require a regulatory change, so it's not something we can do straight a

Fisheries committee  We would have to check with ESDC on that. We can certainly get back to the committee with that information.

Fisheries committee  I'd maybe add that, first, in terms of the oversubscription, certainly there are a number of criteria people have to meet. They have to have a proper plan. We're not going to give money to anybody who asks for it. There are terms and conditions. I would say as well that this is

Fisheries committee  Perhaps, Minister, I can take that on. The answer to that is no. The money we've used for Big Bar has come from a special allotment we have gotten from the centre. It has not been taken away from other programs.

Fisheries committee  Rebecca, you have those numbers.

Fisheries committee  This kind of fish is also moved using the Whooshh system in Washington state.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  Those people include many first nations, for instance, who are quite concerned about the salmon stocks. I think there is certainly a worry here that the genetic diversity that's represented by our wild stock could be overwhelmed by large-scale enhancement, which isn't to say, as

Fisheries committee  Yes, this is a pretty complicated issue. Of course, seals and various fish stocks have co-evolved over millennia. We need to understand the predator-prey interactions. Yes, seals can eat salmon, for instance, on the west coast or on the east coast, but seals also eat fish like ha

Fisheries committee  Thanks. It's a technical question, but it's a very good question, because salmon have one of the most complicated life histories of any fish that we manage. We have to worry about what happens to them in fresh water, we have to worry about what happens to them as they go into the

Fisheries committee  Maybe Rebecca could add a little bit more colour.

Fisheries committee  Yes, again, Rebecca, I think you're close to that one on the ground.

Fisheries committee  Once again, Rebecca, can you take that on?