I think it is lack of guidance, and it's lack of a framework for making these decisions. I think we're all complicit. There are a lot of voices on a lot of different stocks, voices that are calling for stocks to be reopened before they should, or for quotas to be set higher, to be pushed to the upper, upper level or even beyond what the scientific advice is. Those voices come from outside the department, too. While I want to hold the department accountable for decisions, I also want to make sure that we're being fair and accurate about where these drivers are coming from, and they're broad.
On May 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.