I have a very brief opening statement to put this whole issue into context.
We're managing fisheries now in a very different kind of environment from what we have had in the past. We're faced with the scrutiny that exists in the marketplace, where we have to demonstrate that fisheries are sustainable. We have our obligations internationally and within our own policy framework to exercise cautious management. We need to act with the available information and we cannot just delay because of uncertainty. We have to act based on what we have in front of us.
In the southern gulf, unfortunately we have a very grim picture indeed in terms of the population trends, and my colleague will no doubt be able to respond to the questions. That grim picture is unique in the gulf in terms of comparisons to the north, and we need to consider that, in taking decisions as to how we manage it. We have to also be cognizant of all the scrutiny coming from everything from species at risk through to the market demanding proof of sustainable fisheries. Those are issues we have to consider as well.