The Department of Fisheries and Oceans didn't hold any consultations on the application of the management measures for right whale protection. At the time, the lobster fishing industry believed that the measures would affect only snow crab fishing, which takes place in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We didn't have any discussions with department. On April 28, 2018, the opening day of the lobster fishery in Gaspésie, we learned that we would need to comply with measures, including very restrictive measures for lobster fishing.
On November 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.