It's probably more a question of the volume than the cost of doing an analysis of a problem with which you've been tasked and for which there are terms of reference. You have a big job ahead of you and on your hands. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, I think it would be fair to say, would be the depository and the source of scientific analysis of the magnitude that would be required for this particular type of study.
That being said, if there are gaps that you identify in the scientific capacity or analysis of the existing stock of scientific evidence that's available and its conclusions, will your terms of reference allow you to point this out and suggest or recommend specific scientific initiatives to close the gaps?