I would like to comment on that. To my mind, one of the biggest threats to the health and assessment of the stocks is the disagreement between industry and the scientists. That is a key part of the issue. We are never able to create a working program or reach a conclusion on the state of the fishery and on what direction to take to improve it, because we simply cannot agree. One basic aspect that must be established is communication between industry and the scientists. If we are unable to solve that problem, some will attempt to exercise political pressure, as we are doing today, and others will use scientific assessments that are not at all like ours. We must resolve that problem to obtain better results.
On June 3rd, 2008. See this statement in context.