Our organization has been advocating that DFO take climate change into account. We definitely agree on that fact.
That question has been put to DFO a lot over the last several years in terms of whether or not they need to change the timing of the egg survey. From the extensive analysis they've done, my understanding is that at the moment the egg survey is timed more specifically to day length and to a suitable range of temperatures in the gulf.
However, as Dr. Robert noted, we are seeing environmental changes that are impacting the stock.