I don't doubt that relationship, but some issues are more unpredictable than predictable.
For example, this year, obviously, there's the delayed opening due to ice and the equipment shortage, but there's also the fact that a whale was detected in area 12 much earlier than usual. That factor has to be taken into account too.
At the end of a season like the one that's starting now, which is particularly difficult for crab harvesters, I would imagine you're working closely with your collaborators. As you said, the Coast Guard co-operates with you.
Are measures being taken to prevent similar events in the next fishing season?
For example, in 2027, will DFO take concrete action to ensure that every effort has been made to allow harvesters to start the season earlier, or at least as early as possible, to avoid the kinds of situations we don't always have control over?