In other words, because of this shutdown, 9,000 animals were left in the water.
Now, on the gulf side, Jean Richard, we had a different circumstance. You described a situation in which there was a very poor hail-in and hail-out system. You couldn't actually make contact with DFO in many instances, and there were real problems there.
In fact in the gulf, if I understand correctly, there was a quota overrun. The Quebec north shore was assigned 8% of the global quota in the gulf of approximately 100,000 animals, and 20% was assigned to the Magdalen Islands. When you didn't get 7,000 animals, as you were allotted, the Quebec north shore, I understand, got about 18,000 animals or 25,000 animals; I'm not sure what it was. So there was a huge quota overrun, which I think you may ascribe to the fact that you had little ability to actually report accurately your catches.
One of the things you mentioned is that there was supposed to be a quota-sharing forum, which was to be established by DFO this summer and fall, which has not occurred. Technically speaking, if DFO were to comply with the three-year management plan they set out in 2006, given the fact that you took three times the number of animals you were allotted, technically speaking the Quebec north shore should be out of the fishery in 2007 and 2008.
Would you blame that, Jean Richard, on the hail-in and the hail-out system that's established?