I'm just trying to figure out for myself how much consultation is taking place, because these rules are going to have an economic impact.
Look, we all agree with safety. Nobody goes on the water unless.... It's the most dangerous job in the world, and we all want to be as safe as possible. But the new regulations coming in with regard to vessel stability will cost fishermen money in terms of boat upgrades to meet the stability requirements. I'm just trying to determine for myself how much consultation is taking place. I'm trying to get a view on that.
One of the concerns being raised is with regard to the effect of consolidation of licences. By addressing the safety concern and the stability concern, there's another concern, that eventually you're going to have the possibility of more people coming together on one boat, just in terms of free enterprise and the economic impact of your trying to extend your boat or get a new boat that's 80 feet long. An opportunity may arise where you'll be allowed to buddy up licences. There seems to be a concern in some parts of the industry in relation to that, especially when it comes to small boats under 35 feet, or under 34 feet 11 inches.
Are there any comments on that in relation to how that will be addressed? A lot of people in my home area, down in the southern Avalon, have a big issue with crew members. You just can't get them. The fellows have boats tied up. They're going out on one boat for four or five days and then coming back to take another boat because they can't buddy up at the present time.
Would that be a positive thing, from your point of view, being allowed to buddy up or to consolidate some of the licences, in relation to safety as much as economics?