Yes. There's a report made by the scientific council in June of each year. Then the chairman of the scientific council provides that report officially to the fisheries commission in NAFO. The fisheries commission in NAFO then considers that advice in setting TACs, and so on. Sometimes it's followed to the letter; sometimes, like this year, we had decisions made to set the TAC lower, or to not have a fishery. The feeling was that it was not appropriate to open up a fishery at this point. It informs the fisheries commission so they can make informed decisions based on the scientific council's advice.
On March 3rd, 2009. See this statement in context.