Fisheries committee  Our community has received ongoing and annual training. We don't send people out if they're not trained up. We work almost year-round on coastal restoration projects.

Fisheries committee  Our people are some of the most technically capable. Debris comes in every day; it's a daily issue. Long-term jobs in this capacity are much needed in the environmental industry. Industry keeps people in community. Long-term funding will help keep people in place. We tend to lose folks when there's only limited funding.

Fisheries committee  We definitely need more support, but we do get a lot of information, which comes in from the Coast Guard, as Josh mentioned. We want to get to a place where we can collectively work together. First nations need to be taking leadership roles.

Fisheries committee  It's very poor. There are a lot of spotty areas. First nation connectivity is improving, but it still needs a lot of work. There are a lot of dead zones, even on Vancouver Island, and of course on the remote islands. It's very spotty.

Fisheries committee  Yes, absolutely. First nations, NGOs and government would have to collaborate to develop and implement an effective framework.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  Josh, could you answer that, please?

Fisheries committee  We're unaware of the metrics of these agreements.

Fisheries committee  In forming an official committee or a task force, you need to develop and implement a framework for a type of spill recovery.

Fisheries committee  It's very limited. We need to expand the inventory immediately.

Fisheries committee  Government is stepping up to support these efforts, but we need to improve these collaborations. We're encouraged by these preliminary efforts, but much more needs to be achieved. I could pass it off to my colleague Josh Temple.

Fisheries committee  Putting equipment into remote first nation communities like Tla-o-qui-aht makes obvious sense. We have—

Fisheries committee  Thank you. We'd be happy to submit a fulsome response plan, including inventory and personnel requirements. Let us know how to send it to you.

Fisheries committee  International debris washes in from across the Pacific, and the Zim Kingston debris washes in daily. Josh, do you have...? There are over three million pounds that have arrived in Clayoquot Sound so far.

Fisheries committee  I'd like to know if that even exists and, if so, how we become a part of that. If it does exist, we're not seeing it implemented on the WCVI.