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House Hansard - 50

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Mar/31/22 2:51:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sure the member's NDP dance partner loves that the minister trashed the Unifor union. Yesterday, the minister shut down the Atlantic mackerel fishery. Mackerel is the—
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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/22 2:53:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do recognize that this decision on mackerel fishing will have an impact on some harvesters. The mackerel stock has been in a very critical state for many, many years, and it needs a break so that it can recover and be there as bait for the lobster and crab fishers. That is why I gave almost two months' notice: It was so that the fishers and the harvesters could find those alternative sources of bait, which do exist and are available in their communities. These stocks are important for other fish, such as cod, salmon and tuna, and I know the member wants to see those fish have something to eat too.
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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Mr. Clifford Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, CPC)
  • Mar/31/22 2:53:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, mackerel harvesters and processors are in shock after the minister closed this year's Atlantic mackerel fishery. Last year, harvesters in my riding witnessed an excessive abundance of mackerel, but much later than usual. They have observed changes in migration and spawning patterns, yet DFO science has not evolved with the ecosystems. For years, harvesters have lobbied to become involved in mackerel research surveys, as they are in other north Atlantic countries. Does the minister care about the economic impact of her decision or is she just concerned with pleasing environmental activists?
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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/22 2:54:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I already mentioned, the mackerel stocks have been in a very critical state for a decade, and the time has come to give them a chance to regenerate and rebound, because we need mackerel stock for our fishers for bait for the very lucrative crab and lobster fishery and also for the whole ecosystem. I am sure the member opposite would not want to be presiding over the extinction of such an important fish. We are going to protect it and regenerate it for the generations to come.
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