Thank you, Dr. Robert.
Following up on that, my concern is with the management of the fish stock as it relates to the fishers, workers and communities, because they depend on government—the DFO—getting it right.
How would you recommend to this committee that government bridge the conflict between fish harvesters, local observations and the DFO science?
As you just said, it wasn't well received, but from the independent scientific data you've examined, the department made a prudent decision for the long-term sustainability of the resource that our communities and fishers depend on.
Could you comment?