Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Moriyasu, you indicated that the fishable biomass was 148,000 tonnes in 1995 and 85,000 tonnes in 2005. Have there been any changes in the process to establish the fishable biomass? When is that process done?
More importantly, it always intrigues me that the announcement of this TAC is always made hours before the season starts. Is it possible that a signal can be sent to the industry in the fall or wintertime on what the potential TAC would be so that the industry could plan for it?