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Fisheries committee I am not aware of an industry practice that could prove that the fins being imported were sustainably and responsibly harvested.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee It's the fin, and any parts of the fin.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee There are markets for shark products, domestically and internationally. If a shark is landed in Canada, the fins could be used in domestic markets. The meats could be exported. There are markets, primarily in Europe, where we ship the meats, and those could still be exported. It's the fin itself that is prohibited from importation and exportation.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee This legislation would not impact the market opportunities of Canadian fishermen for shark products. Once this measure is implemented, it would not have an impact on the markets they are currently pursuing. They are still allowed to—
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee I would argue that the legislation would not have any impact on their markets.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Yes, that could be an impact.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Unfortunately, my colleague from fisheries management wasn't able to be here today with me, but my understanding is that through the licensing policy....The main fishery that the bycatch comes from is a longline with a hook, like a swordfish fishery, and part of that licence for the swordfish fishery is that they are allowed to land and bring back certain species of shark.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Unfortunately, that predates me. I'm not able to respond to that question. Can we follow up with you on that?
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee The amendments introduced by Senator Harder during the committee stage at the Senate transferred the content of Bill S-238 directly into Bill C-68. Proposed subsections 32(1) and 32(2) for the Fisheries Act were transferred from Bill S-238 into Bill C-68, as well as proposed subsection 6(1.1), proposed paragraph 10(1.1)(a) and proposed paragraph 10(1.1)(b) for the WAPPRIITA, with the exception of the derivatives element of the bill.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Could you repeat that last part of the question?
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee The importation and exportation prohibitions in Bill S-238 were transferred into Bill C-68, so yes, that policy intent of prohibiting the import or export of whole shark fins or parts of shark fins was transferred into Bill C-68.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee No, it's not. There are sections of the Fisheries Act that ban the importation of certain fish products. That's primarily related to the prevention of aquatic invasive species. There are also prohibitions within the Fisheries Act on the exportation of fish for the production of feed or fertilizer, or processing of fish for those types of uses.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee That's correct. In Canada, a fisherman who catches a shark through bycatch is required to land the entire shark before the fish is processed.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Not that I am aware of.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis
Fisheries committee Good afternoon. I'd like to thank the committee for its invitation to speak to Bill S-238, an act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act with reference to importation and exportation of shark fins.
May 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Paul Gillis