I guess I want to lay a little groundwork how we got here. Three years ago, the formula that was there for fishers for their catch was fairly complex and it involved a number of thresholds and caps that were in place. Through the revitalization strategy, talking to the fishermen on how we are going to move this initiative forward, we changed that to a flat-scale base per-pound production. Total catch in 2014 was 288,000 kilos, and in 2015, following the changes to the support program that we put in place to help the fishermen, we saw the catch increase by 4,225 kilos. Last year, the same changes came into effect, and the record catch now was 520,000 kilos, which is still, historically, probably half of where it used to be. In moving the strategy forward, we hope to increase that significantly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Wally Schumann on Question 802-18(2): Preparing For Economic Growth
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 802-18(2): Preparing For Economic Growth
Oral Questions
May 31st, 2017
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