Fisheries committee  Personally, I had the chance to do scientific fishing with the Maurice Lamontagne Institute. I was fishing once a week, and I was allowed to catch 300 kilos of fish before bringing my catch back to the wharf, where someone would measure it and collect two of each size. Usually,

Fisheries committee  The discussions were very vague. In fact, Ms. Lebouthillier told us that we weren't going to get any handouts or help. Basically, she told us to go work somewhere else, that lots of places were hiring. I told her that I had 47 years of experience in fishing, and the conversatio

Fisheries committee  Could you repeat the question?

Fisheries committee  It's really difficult to say. I couldn't have guessed that the fishery would close on 48 hours' notice. Before taking any steps, I spoke to the person in charge of pelagic fishers at the group of fishers and lobster fishers. He told me not to worry and that the mackerel fishery

Fisheries committee  We also have young people who have invested a lot of money because they believe in fishing with Belitronic machines. They have spent up to $300,000 to buy a core licence, which is just a herring and mackerel licence. As a fisher, I'm on the water a lot. I can go out and get 150,

Fisheries committee  In 2021, I had a small crab quota of 12,000 pounds.

Fisheries committee  Yes, it was snow crab. I sold that licence, because I wanted to do only mackerel fishing. So I applied in January and on March 30 I sold my crab licence, the same day the mackerel fishery was closed. I was left with nothing. If I had been warned in January, three months in adva

Fisheries committee  I sold it the same day the mackerel fishery was closed.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, good afternoon. As I only have a little over two minutes to paint a picture of eight months of frustration, I'll get straight to the point. March 30, 2022, is a day that will be etched in my memory for the rest of my life, and not for the ri