Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There's another one of these issues that we need to work on. We talked this morning about new recruits into the industry. We have lost about 60% of our fishers in the last 10 years. In terms of the conditions around that, I'd be happy to discuss it in more detail. That's something that we really must do something about.
We are about preserving our stocks and our coastal economies. When, how, and for whom we fish matters and has profound effects on our social, ecological, and economic outcomes. Fishing keystone species undermines our entire ecosystem. Fishing during spawning seasons is the equivalent of the total destruction of our stocks, and we shouldn't do it. We have the science that proves it.