I can speak for DFO science in general around that. Our role is to provide advice for resource management and provide advice on particular questions that we're tasked with addressing. Usually those answers are couched in the language of sustainability and risk, in terms of risk to the resource. Really, sir, I'm afraid I simply don't have the expertise or the experience to answer the second part of your question.
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