Thank you, Mr. Goudie.
Oceana and Oceans North both submitted written testimony to this committee calling for the capelin fishery to be abolished. The seal population in Atlantic Canada is estimated to consume over a million tonnes of capelin per year, yet somehow Oceana and Oceans North feel that a mere 25,000-tonne capelin fishery in Atlantic Canada is holding back the growth of the cod stock. We're talking about 25,000 tonnes compared to a million tonnes.
Mr. Goudie, do you think that Oceana and Oceans North have a leg to stand on in calling for the demise of the capelin fishery? They're saying that 25,000 tonnes is holding back the recovery of the cod fishery.