We have been on a downward cycle since 2005, there's no question. The risks of maintaining the TACs at that time were less than they are this year. We could accommodate the desire of the fishermen to maintain TACs similar to those of previous years because the risks were less. This year, because of the work that was done on the precautionary approach and looking at the biological limits, but more importantly based on the status of the stocks, we had to take action to ensure that the amount of time we spend at a low level of abundance is minimal and that we will have rebuilding as quickly as possible. In the past it was done to mitigate the impacts on the fleets and the plant workers, but this year we had to put the fish first.
On May 28th, 2010. See this statement in context.