In respect of departmental measures—and we've indicated an openness to looking at changes to these—the first is season dates. The fishery doesn't open at the same time across Atlantic Canada and Quebec. It is already staggered. Part of the reason for the staggering is to spread out the supply of lobster. Another big part of the reason is to match the fishery with an appropriate time related to the biology of the stocks in those areas. That's one measure that spreads out the catch across most of the year.
Other measures include looking at differences from the way we currently manage, which is a limit on the number of traps. We've indicated our openness to considering other approaches, which include boat quotas or assigning specific landings to individual harvesters. But those changes wouldn't be typical for the department to bring in without a specific request from the industry.
As to things the industry can do, this year we've seen a number of instances where buyers, processors, and the industry have worked together to set daily catch limits. These reflect how much lobster they'll buy per harvester in order to slow the flow of lobster out of the water, into the processing plants, and on to market. So there are some mechanisms available to industry that don't involve the department. Then there are others that would require some intervention by the department. We're open to any of those interventions.