Thank you very much, Mr. Thomson.
I'm curious about various assertions regarding the population abundance of pinnipeds. You indicated that you're doing research on drivers of salmon abundance.
When it comes to the abundance of pinnipeds, we have heard the view that there are as many as two times the pinnipeds now as there have been historically. We have heard another view—or there's certainly another view out there—that pinnipeds in British Columbia are recovering to historic levels.
What do the peer-reviewed studies indicate when it comes to pinniped density and abundance?