This is one thing that I missed in my earlier remarks, but it ties into what Mr. Efford just said. One thing for certain that we need to look for in the transitioning years—and beyond—is a commitment from DFO to a full stock assessment every year. There has been some reinvestment in DFO. Fortunately enough, the federal government has seen fit to hire I think almost 20 new scientists here in this province, which is long overdue and well needed.
This province, over the last 10 to 12 years, had to do our own science work. We actually created CFER, the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. We were forced to do that because of the lack of science being done by DFO. It's very important that DFO take this science role seriously