Fisheries committee  Yes. In short, yes, I think so. In some cases, no. There are some issues where science can be very clear. There are x number of fish. We need these allocations and we catch y many for a given fishery. That's maybe, sometimes. However, as we've heard today, there are much more co

Fisheries committee  We have seen different examples of where bodies outside of a given government department or branch can do that work. I mentioned COSEWIC. I'll raise it again. COSEWIC does effectively the same thing in terms of stock assessment. COSEWIC assesses the status of species at risk of c

Fisheries committee  I can start with that. Thanks for the question. I think, as we recommended, we really need to see integration taken out of the hands of DFO. The fact that DFO controls the integration of science from within or without is part of the problem because the management level within DF

Fisheries committee  I'll provide some more detail in written documentation.

Fisheries committee  I think COSEWIC provides a good example. You have this panel, this body of acknowledged experts, which are arm's length, third party, from the organization involved, in this case DFO, who can draw on their experience and remain as objective as is humanly possible and provide good

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. As I mentioned in my opening statement, the risk assessments that were done had several, what I consider, fatal flaws. In the case of sea lice and the cumulative effects of the other pathogens that were considered, there was no risk assessment done. I

Fisheries committee  The CSAS advice document itself states that they will take new evidence into account. However, in my experience as a publishing scientist working on Tenacibaculum and the risk specifically to Fraser River sockeye at the moment, I can say that my work has been effectively brushed

Fisheries committee  In my opinion, absolutely not. I think it's subject to the abuses I detailed in my opening statement, and it needs to be fixed or completely replaced.

Fisheries committee  Personally, I've participated in two.

Fisheries committee  I would say that my opening statement really summarizes my experience. There was a great deal of both DFO and industry influence over that process, and dissenting voices were all but bulldozed, such that the resulting advice document doesn't reflect the true reality of opinion.

Fisheries committee  On behalf of Dr. Brian Riddell and myself, thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for inviting the Pacific Salmon Foundation to speak. For 35 years, PSF has worked to sustain and rebuild Pacific salmon. Dr. Riddell and I combined have studied salmon for over 60 years. The i