In her June 2024 announcement regarding her decisions related to the allocation of this year's quota, the minister laid out some specific socio-economic considerations, including the importance of a year-round supply of fish, which is something that requires a variety of fleets to participate in. Obviously, as you know, there's not the ability to fish in the winter months, for example, and so those considerations were the elements that informed the minister's decision.
On October 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.