It seems to me that the purpose of a public agency is to allocate a public resource for the highest public use. I would dispute the amount of fish that the commercial fishery would get.
I also would make the point that given the very small catch the recreational fishery takes from the salmon, it is the recreational fishermen who do basically all of the conservation work, as per the recreational fisheries conservation partnerships program. This is a group of people who are fiercely dedicated to conservation, far above and beyond what they take in terms of harvest of the resource.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.