I think we are not entirely ready. Take the example of depth limits that we managed to put in place a few years ago. There is an entire process of peer review through DFO's review system. I am talking about the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, the CSAS.
In this case, I think we should go a bit further on the science. We must never forget that this entire controversy about weak links arises out of a study conducted in the United States. A careful reading of that study, whether about the gear, the methods or the protocol, leads me to doubt its conclusions. In my opinion, we should study the reason why there is a maximum of 1,700 pounds for the ropes a bit more closely.
What we notice in the study is that one of the reasons why no lower-resistance ropes are found on the dead whales was that it is not common, for fishing, to use ropes with resistance lower than 1,700 pounds. They are not used in regular operations. For questions like that, it is really worth studying the details and then looking at the operations at sea. We have to see whether, for starters, these new methods are safe for our fishers. We also have to make sure we are not going to create an ecological disaster. I am thinking about ghost gear and, possibly, more whale entanglements.