If you take the simplest definition one can get of custodial management—and excuse me, it's mine, but I think a lot of people have used it—it basically says that the coastal state can decide who can fish, and what allocation they get, and thirdly, that the coastal state would be responsible for management and enforcement outside the 200-mile limit. All of the facts pertaining to that—again I repeat—were best summarized by three people who spent a year discussing it, studying it, and presenting a report to the Government of Canada. In my humble opinion, none of the three conditions is met that pertain to custodial management. I have to be very honest and say that in my opinion, after many years in government, custodial management is not a reality.
On March 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.