Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The fishery on Great Slave Lake is primarily an export fishery where the prices and the majority of costs are determined according to global markets and circumstance. Certainly with the advance of the Canadian dollar and the global economic downturn in 2009, we’ve seen a decline in fish sales to the U.S., which is predominantly, I believe, 60 percent of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation’s audience or market, is in the United States. It makes up 60 percent. The FFMC has seen a 30 percent reduction in sales since 2009, so those are issues that are outside of our control, but I understand what the Member is saying about other opportunities. Thank you.
David Ramsay on Question 59-17(3): Revitalizing The Commercial Fishing Industry
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 59-17(3): Revitalizing The Commercial Fishing Industry
Oral Questions
May 30th, 2012
Kam Lake
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