Fisheries committee  Of course I don't have an answer for you now, because that's not the situation that has been observed in the ecosystem. Nevertheless, I could point out that before the fisheries as such, there was a balanced situation. It would therefore probably tend to return to what it was be

Fisheries committee  The samplings have been done since last year. We are now analyzing the data. Thanks to the collaboration of fishers, we were able to get samples and to determine the egg structures. This work is ongoing.

Fisheries committee  That is definitely of interest to us. As I mentioned on several occasions in my testimony, there has been collaboration from the outset with industry to look at the observations and corroborate the various factors. We have also been working with the Americans. We do so in variou

Fisheries committee  Yes, absolutely. I can confirm that seals eat mackerel. Current data would not appear to indicate that it represents a significant portion of mackerel mortality. However, more studies would have to be conducted to confirm this.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I was saying earlier, as part of our scientific committee work, we regularly have discussions with various industry representatives, including people from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union, the FFAW. Mr. Williams mentioned that at the outset. From

Fisheries committee  I didn't hear the question, because there was no sound. Sorry.

Fisheries committee  It's hard to say whether anyone was at fault. The difference may be related to the fact that it is a migratory species that tends to travel in schools. It's possible to see fairly large schools even when the population within the ecosystem is low. That means that fishers may hav

Fisheries committee  We are in fact always very interested in keeping track of climate changes, by means of monitoring programs. At the moment, we are sampling eggs found in the southern part of the gulf. As other witnesses have mentioned, we also take samples of fishers' catches. There are various

Fisheries committee  Thank you for your question. Yes, the temperatures you noted are correct. In some years, it is not possible to conduct the surveys at the right temperatures. To ensure that we take the samples at the right time, we rely on analysis of fish gonad samples that have been taken to

Fisheries committee  I don't have information about the specific years for which we did the sampling with me, but I can guarantee you that almost all were successful.