Fisheries committee  More resources are needed to implement our recommendations. Is it necessary across the department, or could the department reallocate existing resources internally? I don't know, as we haven't done a full audit of the department. However, more resources are indeed needed to impl

Fisheries committee  I think I'll turn it to Monsieur Normand to do it more succinctly than I could. Go ahead, Monsieur Normand.

Fisheries committee  No. There is not enough data, and the data that does exist is not reliable enough.

Fisheries committee  No. As I've indicated before, we were looking at the quality of the data and then we were hoping to look at the use of that data in sustainability decisions, because—

Fisheries committee  No, we didn't go into any species specifically. We didn't even go into the second question that deeply because of the problems we found in the first question.

Fisheries committee  I can't speak to that specific species, but I can point you to our conclusion, which was, “given that the department had not ensured that this data was dependable and timely, in our opinion, it did not form a solid basis for the department to rely on for decision making.” That'

Fisheries committee  No.

Fisheries committee  I'll cover that in a brief manner and reference my answer to Member Barron's question earlier. Not only do we need good data for the substantive decisions about sustainability of the fisheries, but we need good data so that there's buy-in from the communities and the regulated

Fisheries committee  I have no opinion on the substance of the decisions concerning that fishery, as we looked at the system as a whole and, as I said, we did not do an in-depth analysis on any specific fish stocks.

Fisheries committee  My third anniversary was last week.

Fisheries committee  Yes. Even though you and I may be dating back to 2021 in terms of familiarity with this specific issue, our office, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, reported on this issue in the late 1990s, as Mr. Normand mentioned, but most recently, before this past one, there was

Fisheries committee  No, there's a role for various sources of data. I'm not familiar with the specific example you're giving, but as I mentioned before, science data, catch data and enforcement data are all important inputs into a more informed decision on sustainability.

Fisheries committee  A preferable approach would be to implement the recommendation from our 2022 report, “Protecting Aquatic Species at Risk”, in which we said that DFO should ensure enough staff are available to enforce the prohibitions in both the Species at Risk Act and the Fisheries Act. If ther

Fisheries committee  We haven't analyzed the differences between large fishing vessels and other vessels. However, I can tell you that we have the same goal. We want to make sure that the systems will keep the fisheries sustainable. The department has the same goal. We don't want to see fisheries con

Fisheries committee  We haven't conducted an in‑depth analysis of specific species. However, the two species in question will indeed pose a challenge, according to current data. Things will become even more difficult in light of climate change and its impact on ocean temperature. The department will