Thank you for that question, Mr. Perkins, because it gives me a chance to confirm that no decisions have been made and implemented on either the Area E crab fishery or the elver fishery at this point. We are in discussion with both the indigenous communities and the fish harvester communities on these matters.
The reality is that first nations have a treaty-affirmed right to fish for a moderate livelihood on the east coast. DFO is working on a nation-to-nation basis to further implement that right. In Area E, a court ruling granted the Nuu-chah-nulth communities additional rights over the crab fishery. We are working to implement that as well.