Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am the sixth member of the committee to speak, so obviously quite a few questions have already been answered.
Mr. Robert, I want to talk to you first about the spring herring. As you said, you've done some studies on it. Where did the statistics come from that led you to the conclusion that it's imperative to close this fishery? Did they come from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, or did you compile them yourself in collaboration with other groups?