To answer your question as quickly as I can, in 1994, for instance, about 100 tonnes came from San Francisco Bay and approximately 400 tonnes came from British Columbia. A total of 500 tonnes entered the Japanese market--give or take not counting illegal product.
San Francisco Bay produces nothing now. British Columbia--including Heiltsuk, who take 50% of the product--is now back to approximately 400 tonnes, and Alaska produces 400 tonnes.
The Japanese currently eat about 1,100 tonnes. What has driven the price down, we believe, is the same thing as when you issue a milk quota to somebody. It is not only the increased milk production that drives the quota down but also the perception that more milk quota might be handed out next week. That's what makes it go down even further than just the increased milk quota would suggest.
The point is that the Japanese perception of the government's intent to issue more quota to Heiltsuk drives the.... They just can't perceive that they have this product, valued at $30 or $40 a pound, that can be produced in an unlimited amount by a central coast band. That drives the price right to the ground, because they can't market it properly if they don't know the amount.