Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today. I know it's awfully early on the west coast. Dr. Ban, thank you particularly for getting up early to talk to us today.
I have questions for all three of you. I'm going to start with Dr. Ban.
When you talked about your five recommendations, number two was fully protected zones with no fishing. My understanding with marine protected areas is that it depends on what you're protecting. If you're protecting a sensitive benthic area, why couldn't you long-line, or fish tuna? Other fish can be caught in an area that is not going to touch the bottom.
I'm a bit concerned about that number two. I would like you to expand on it a bit, please.