I can certainly try, and given that I live in an area that is neighbouring the Maine fishery, I certainly can give a little insight.
We heard from Professor Dadswell about what some of those differences are. We have a very robust management system that you've referenced. It plays out in terms of the landed value of the product that we're bringing in, and the seasons are set up for reasons. The industry itself, the harvesters that I would represent, take the roles that we have very seriously, and generally, I would say, are very supportive. Certainly there are always bad apples in every lot, but for the most part people believe in them, and that's what got us to where we are.
When you look at the economic value of the lobster fishery and the increase that it has seen in the last number of years through the reproductive cycles that we've seen, you see that it's been extraordinary. We've all benefited from it, from the access that came from Marshall and from the non-native harvesters. Everybody has seen better days out of that.
I think we need to take a good long look before we start making any changes to be like the Maine fishery, in which they fish a soft product, which comes with problems.
For us, I don't hear anybody suggesting we switch over to the main program. I'm working with a lot of groups that fish lobster, and that just doesn't seem to be on the menu on any particular day, Mr. Morrissey.