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Fisheries committee  Just to elaborate on that a little bit more, the example that was provided is one particular example. Bluefin tuna would be another. I would highlight, in relation to the issue brought up earlier, that currently the bill is limited in the sense that our current regulatory-making powers only relate to organizations or treaties to which Canada is party.

March 12th, 2015Committee meeting

Angela Bexten

Fisheries committee  Thank you. We undertook some research to determine the fine levels there. We looked at a number of pieces of federal legislation with regard to the fine levels, particularly those that related to wildlife and the harvesting of wildlife. The levels of the fines that you see there are very much in line with, for example, the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, and WAPPRIITA, the acronym for—

March 12th, 2015Committee meeting

Angela Bexten

Fisheries committee  Yes. It's a long one. That is administered by Environment Canada. The fines there are in line with existing federal legislation for wildlife harvesting.

March 12th, 2015Committee meeting

Angela Bexten

Fisheries committee  First, I would mention that the securities issue is part of proposed section 13 of the act. It's not an issue that's being addressed by this bill. To answer the question that has come forward, the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, as you know, applies to foreign fishing vessels.

March 12th, 2015Committee meeting

Angela Bexten

Fisheries committee  The short answer to your question with regard to documentation is that this provision in paragraph (b) of proposed subsection 5.6(1) would not be sufficient in regard to documentation. What we would do there by regulation is simply indicate for which regional fisheries management organizations Canada would be interested in implementing or looking at the conservation and management measures.

March 12th, 2015Committee meeting

Angela Bexten