Fisheries committee  Some of the measures allow quota shares to be transferred to other boats. It can be as much as 100% of the shares, which makes each fishing trip more profitable. There's also what we call collective fishing. This allows a number of fishers to get on the same boat in order to redu

Fisheries committee  Mr. Burns, would you like to respond?

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry. I didn't understand the question, so that's why I asked—

Fisheries committee  Right now, the important thing for us is to open the next fishing season and remain in constant contact with all the fishers. We listen to what's going on and try to help them as much as we can with the tools we have at the moment. We'll continue to listen to fishers.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for her question. Yes, we certainly have. Within the department, there are various advisory committees to oversee the management of the different fish species for which we are responsible. As soon as we became aware of the problems, we held several

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for her question. The people at headquarters are well aware of everything that’s going on and the problems affecting people in the shrimp industry in Quebec.

Fisheries committee  Shrimpers are certainly unhappy with the decision, I concur. In the current context, our mandate as regulators is to ensure that fishing quotas are set, and so on. That said, the information has been conveyed.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for the question. We're certainly concerned for Quebec fishers. The situation is not easy for them right now. On the other hand, there's no doubt—

Fisheries committee  We certainly are. We're providing information on the situation facing shrimpers in Quebec.

Fisheries committee  Right now, all we can do is try to open the fishery in spite of everything. We're working very hard to ensure that the next shrimp fishery opens. The redfish advisory committee will be meeting next week. That's another avenue. We're also working with our colleagues in the vario

Fisheries committee  No, they didn’t mention any figures. As you reminded us, they told us they wanted an allocation to get them through the current crisis, but no specific quota was mentioned by the shrimpers.

Fisheries committee  Of course, if people go to the beach and take the fish, it's a recreational fishery, but here what we're talking about is a true licence-holder, who has—

Fisheries committee  Yes. Adam, do you have any idea?

Fisheries committee  Yes. Last year, the advisory committee did the stock assessment in March. We received the request to change the opening date for capelin weir fishing on April 6, I believe. However, the new advisory committee only meets next week. That's the timeline of events.

Fisheries committee  Yes, there was.