I would say, Mr. Chair, that it is very important that we recognize that the framework for fishing be respected, because there are literally thousands of people whose lives and livelihoods depend on the fishery. There are hundreds of different stocks at different levels of vulnerability in different fishing areas, and the way to ensure that the maximum economic benefit for individual harvesters and their communities is gained while the long-term conservation, viability and health of the stock are not impacted is to have a framework for each fishery.
It is very important that such a framework be respected by the fish harvesters and that there not be efforts to try to poke holes in it and say, “Here's a reason why it doesn't count for me, and I want to do my own thing.” If that's done in one place, Mr. Small, that will be done in your area as well, and you can see the logic of how that is not a good thing for the fishers, for the fish or for the management approach.