Thank you for your question.
When implementing the plan for knowledge acquisition and development of lobster fisheries, Fisheries and Oceans held many consultations with the first nations and the fishing industry. Throughout the process and the development of the plan, we held a number of consultations with commercial lobster fishers in the affected zones and with members of their representative associations. Individual fishers wrote to us and we took their comments into account. We even took the time to meet with fisheries organizations that contacted us directly. We took their comments into consideration.