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House Hansard - 77

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 77 - May/30/22
Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:34:20 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, mackerel fishers have reported changing sizes and spawning locations and have asked to be involved in science, to no avail. I would like to ask the minister why.
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:34:33 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in collecting data to make assessments, we do consult with harvesters and others.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:34:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, based on DFO surveys, fishing zone 4R has a growing shrimp biomass. Why was the quota cut this year?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:34:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, any of the allocations are based on the science and the stock abundance.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:35:06 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does DFO consider shrimp to be a forage fish for the exploding Gulf of St. Lawrence redfish biomass?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:35:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my understanding is the answer is yes, and redfish are predators of the shrimp.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:35:23 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, shrimp fetch as much as $2 a pound. Redfish may fetch one-fifth of that price. Therefore, what sense does it make to stop fishing shrimp in order to grow a less valuable species like redfish?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:35:38 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that would not have been the reason to stop fishing the shrimp. We were setting an allocation that would protect the shrimp.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:35:52 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, DFO often references consultations with external scientists. Can the minister tell us which external groups or environmental non-government agencies, ENGOs, these scientists belong to?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:36:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there is an enormous range of who is consulted because in every stock in every area there are consultations. However, I am happy to provide lists if the member requests that.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:36:20 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what does influence stock management decisions?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:36:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, discussions are a collaborative process. Harvesters are part of that as well and DFO considers all of the inputs of knowledgeable people who are part of the advisory groups.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:36:39 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, would the minister agree that these ENGOs have a predetermined agenda in some cases?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:36:48 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there is a value to the information that comes from fishers. There is a value to the perspective that comes from people who have the environment as their priority, also.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:37:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in the minister's first appearance at the fisheries committee, the minister referenced unbiased science. Is science provided by ENGOs biased or unbiased?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:37:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, science is a method and people who appropriately apply that method to gather and analyze data and check it through peer review do science. What can I say? Some—
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The Chair
  • May/30/22 10:37:35 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/30/22 10:37:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I guess there is just one science. It is all objective. That is wonderful. If the minister were a fish harvester, and her livelihood and investment were at the mercy of ENGOs with agendas to end commercial fishing, can she tell us how she would feel?
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Hon. Joyce Murray
  • May/30/22 10:37:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my goal is to grow the fish and seafood sector. To do that, we need to have abundance in the stocks. Therefore, the conservation steps that we take are for—
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The Chair
  • May/30/22 10:38:10 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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