Natural Resources committee  We will.

Natural Resources committee  Have you considered endangered species? I'll leave it at that, and thank you very much. I'm sorry for going over time. I had almost finished.

Natural Resources committee  We've had a number of experiences working with spatial planning around MPAs. Years ago, we were strong members of—I don't know if you'll remember—the eastern Scotian Shelf integrated management plan, ESSIM. The point I'm making is that spatial planning is very complex, and we believe that every stakeholder that's going to be affected in the decision-making for that part of the ocean's space needs to be at the table and part of the discussion.

Natural Resources committee  That's a black-and-white question, and the answer is grey. Some of them were. Some of the MPAs or areas of interest were still open to certain types of fishing, so that was a success because—and I don't know for sure but I would say—without our voice they would have been completely closed.

Natural Resources committee  Do you mean that we wouldn't be listened to?

Natural Resources committee  Yes. I'm always concerned that the fishing industry is not being listened to. It doesn't matter what file it is, but yes—

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much. I'm very happy to follow Bonnie on this, as I represent a fishing organization that's quite afraid. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to speak this evening and to provide our testimony to the natural resources committee on Bill C-49. We, Duane and I, are here tonight on behalf of the 1,300 multispecies harvesters who make up the Maritime Fishermen's Union.