Fisheries committee  I have to apologize. I'm sure the question was quite good, but I did not get the translation, so I don't have the information or knowledge to answer your question.

Fisheries committee  Okay, I just flicked that, Mr. Chair.

Fisheries committee  Yes, I can.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for your question. I got the translation. When you have seven to 10 million animals consuming anywhere from 1 kilogram to 7 kilograms of fish a day, the daily consumption rate is huge. The prey fish, in terms of capelin and herring that other species rely on, are predominant species that seals consume.

Fisheries committee  It's a very good question. We haven't really seen a lot of work in relation to seals. Most of the data we studied, as part of the Atlantic seal science task team, was dated. The offshore diet analysis was done prior to the mid-1990s. The inshore sampling, done predominantly in the same locations each year, takes place in the fall and winter months.

Fisheries committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman, and members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and other presenters. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the most important and controversial fishery science topics, seal predation, and its impact on Canada's east, west, and Arctic fisheries.