Well, I think there are a couple of things at play here. I think the process by which these sites are looked at is no longer applicable to the size of the leases being applied for. The industry has gone from applying for what were once, 25 years ago, applications for small farms for maybe 5,000 fish to 10,000 fish, to now looking at leases for one million fish per site.
In our dealings going through the process, at every opportunity we submitted comments and concerns and questions, for which we never did receive any written response from our provincial government and the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
We don't think the level of screening is appropriate any more. It is the lowest level of an environmental assessment that can be given.
What we asked for was that things have to be looked at differently now because of the size of these leases and the implications on the surrounding environment.