Thank you for your question.
Basically here in P.E.I., we know that we fish in shallow waters compared with the situation in other areas. One of the facts we have, based on surveys we've done, is that, we know fish are in waters that are as shallow as four feet deep. Yes, you're absolutely right that you're not going to see a North Atlantic right whale in four feet of water. There are absolutely management measures that are out there currently that show this.
Exclusions zones already exist for closures with the 10- and 20-fathom line, so our request is for an exclusion zone based on whale sightings, which would actually exclude island fishers from requiring the weak links. That's based purely on science and on low-risk areas, but it would save money and time for P.E.I. harvesters who fish in those small areas.