I think fishers are aware that marine conservation areas can be beneficial. On the other hand, they can also be detrimental to them since they can't fish there. They still have concerns. Most of them told us about the consultation process. As I said earlier, when they come to the meetings, they are shown maps on which an area has already been designated.
Why don't you do the opposite? Instead of meeting with them at public advisory committee meetings, why don't you meet with them beforehand to tell them what you're proposing? I think you're creating a lot more uncertainty in the industry the way you're doing things now than if you did things a little differently.
For future meetings or consultations, are you able to tell us whether you're going to implement this process, so that there can be better coordination with the various sectors?
