Thank you.
I've really been enjoying this testimony, so I appreciate all three of you for appearing today.
I want to pick up on some of the themes that we've just been hearing from Mr. Wiseman.
I'll go back to you, Dr. Rose.
I've had the opportunity to look at some of your writings and learn of your experience, particularly regarding northern cod. One of the themes I think I'm picking up is the lack of investment in rigorous stock assessment over the years. Therefore, there's a lack of reliable data; therefore, erroneous conclusions are being drawn.
If we're going to try to continue to document the effects of seals on cod, and particularly if we actually get into serious augmentation of harvesting, can you talk about the importance of rebuilding our ability to survey cod and other fish stocks? How do we need to better include fishers' observations in the evidence gathering?