In 2009, we will be processing mainly lobster and crab. In the Magdalen Islands, there is not a large crab quota, but we also receive crab from elsewhere. The biomass is available all around the Magdalen Islands, which is to say that the largest concentration of crab, for all the provinces, is located around the Magdalen Islands, which gives us an opportunity to receive crab from other boats. Either it will take them too long to get back to their home port, or the wind is too strong, and so on. Others come in order to lower their expenses. They fish three hours away from the Magdalen Islands. If it takes them 17 or 18 hours to return to their home port, they sometimes start thinking about their expenses and decide to come and pay us a visit, which is great. At the same time, those two species are the main species that we work with. We also work with the small quantities of pelagic fish that are available, such as mackerel and herring. We process the mackerel for canning or we process it into blocks for the European markets. Cod is practically non-existent. Therefore, it is processed for the domestic market. As for redfish, last year we processed between 300,000 and 400,000 pounds of it. It, too, has practically disappeared. We also do some processing of mussels, Stimpson's surfclams and what are known as quahogs. There is also a little halibut. Those are pretty well all of the species we handle.
On March 30th, 2009. See this statement in context.