NAFO is not perfect, we'd all agree, but you said that we've moved to ecosystem, not species, management; we've moved to consensus, not voting. All of that has helped us in our overall goal of preserving the fish stocks.
I'm going to read a quote and then ask if you agree with it or not. Then I'll tell you from whom the quote came.
During the 2007 NAFO meeting in Lisbon, wording was proposed that was generally considered acceptable to the Canadian delegation.
The fact that Canada would have to support a NAFO measure and then request its application in the (200-mile limit) seems to provide the necessary safeguard against any unintended consequence of the amended convention.
This along with securing the Canadian shares of NAFO-managed stocks makes an acceptable package.