Getting back to what you said about had there been any incidents, I talked to Ron Burton, the chief enforcement officer with DFO in western Newfoundland and Labrador. You will recall in 2008 that the Farley Mowat did go into the Gulf with the sole purpose of trying to disrupt those who were sealing, and as soon as it went less than half a nautical mile from the sealing boats, they could charge it and get it out of there. In Newfoundland and Labrador in the spring there aren't a lot of unlicensed people out there sailing around. It's not a very good environment out there, no matter what you're doing.
On June 11th, 2014. See this statement in context.