Yes, I can, but the first point I want to make is that the European Union that proposed this provision that allows NAFO to manage and enforce inside 200 miles didn't propose it and get it and insist on it for fun. They did it because they intend to use it. That's why it's there and why they said they would not sign a convention, a new agreement, without it being there.
So that's the starting point. I'll give you an example, because things start slowly. They don't start with the deluge coming in and everybody pouring across the 200-mile limit. An example: Canada goes to a meeting. There's a particular stock, call it Greenland halibut. The scientists suggest a TAC of 35,000 tonnes. The EU people say they need 5,000 tonnes more. The EU people say, “We want 5,000 tonnes more and we'll agree to 35,000 tonnes provided we have that rule apply inside Canadian waters as well.” All you can do is just ask. You don't have to ask for the whole shebang. You're only saying, “You, Canada, make the request to NAFO to manage the total stock inside 200 miles, and we'll go for 35,000, but if not, 40,000 is it.”
It seems like such a small thing, right? So they'll manage the whole thing inside 200 miles. What does that really mean? We were going to manage it inside anyway. We were going to live within the limit. It doesn't seem like anything worth fighting about. So why don't we just make the request, get the TAC down, and go home with a big press release, “Canada gets new lower TAC for Greenland halibut”?
That's the way it starts. The next year, maybe they add a stock. In the third year, maybe they add another little thing. They say, “We don't like the way the Canadians are enforcing. How about we have international enforcement just for this one stock, just in the area inside the 200 miles? Just agree to that little thing. What are we going to do? After all, you're enforcing yourselves. Everything will be okay. What's the likelihood? We just want to be able to board your vessels and see if they're following the rules. We don't trust you.” You say, “You don't trust us? We don't trust you, either.” So Canada says, “You're right. We're totally trustworthy. Sure. Let your enforcement vessels come in, board Canadian vessels inside 200 miles, and check them out.”
That's the way it starts and that's the way it goes.