I will quickly respond to Mr. Keddy.
You are talking about the biomass in the southern gulf and you are saying the same thing as the scientists. I am not holding it against you; that is what is available to work with. Mr. Keddy, for a year, I have been bringing fishers from the southern gulf together. It was an extremely arduous and difficult task. We came to the conclusion that we needed to give ourselves another opportunity because the snapshot that the scientists have taken is not accurate. It was not accurate a few years ago in either the northern gulf or the southern gulf.
We are simply asking the government to work with us, to give us a chance. A 4,000 tonne TAC for three years is not much, because the seals are eating 10 times as much as that. We should be given a chance. And if ever the scientists are right, I can assure that I will be the first fisherman to stand up and say that they were right. But if it comes to light that they were not right, Canadians are the ones who will benefit.