I think there are a number of possibilities that we could have looked at. It is very difficult to manage it in every single case. Certainly, as part of our ongoing consultations with industry, we'd be looking for more ideas and suggestions and advice to take into account and to provide to the minister as advice and recommendations. I wouldn't want to rule anything out, but it was the nature of the stock at that time that led the minister to the decision for complete closure commercially, and for bait.
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