Anytime you hear the word “ moratorium”, you take a step back. If there were proper signs and it was shown that the fishery had to stop, there wouldn't be any opposition from fishermen. This is our livelihood. We don't want to destroy it. For the most part, you have some jaded individuals who have a couple of years left before they sell out and they don't care what happens, but most people are proud of what they have done and they want to see it continue. If that's the case...and I don't think it's in that dire condition, because a lot of times the capelin don't come ashore. They may stay offshore, and the bottom line is that no one has studied them to see that. If the recommendation came down and that was the case, then it's hard to argue with sound science.
On September 26th, 2016. See this statement in context.