The biggest problem we have in seafood processing and exports in Nova Scotia is not enough raw material. We could export more fish, more shellfish; we just don't have it. We're not going to have fish either.
As far as the U.S. humane society's boycott, our members are not seeing a great effect from it. In fact, it's just the opposite. We could sell a lot more fish if we had it and it was good quality. I guess that's the first comment. I think we respond and think too much about these media campaigns with the celebrities that take place every spring.
I've asked people in the Norwegian industry, because they export a lot of salmon and a lot of other seafood products to Europe; they manage their seal herd, and they harvest them. They've said they've been targeted in Europe before, and the result was not even a blip in their sales. I think we, as Canadians, are a little too worried about the media and our public image. I think we have to look after our self-interest in that regard.