I would agree completely. The science, the catch data and the enforcement are all integral parts of the sustainable management of a fishery. These are all procedural measures, so we would also want to look at the results: How have things gone?
The cod example is well known to everyone, but with regard to our “Protecting Aquatic Species at Risk” report, let us also think about how many fish species in Canada have become extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened or of special concern. It's over 200 species.
Fisheries is a federal concern. They have the ability to manage harvests and to address fish habitat degradation and pollution of fisheries waters, yet we see that almost a quarter of all the species at risk in Canada are fish species. From a results point of view, it is troubling.