Predictable protocols where commercial fishing is meaningfully engaged are key.
We have had experiences of IPCAs being declared mid-season or the IFMP being released. When the IFMP is released, DFO needs a protocol to ensure that the areas assigned to that IFMP will be accessible.
We've had situations of DFO saying an area is open, but a nation has declared an IPCA and says it's not. Then we're left with conflict on the water, and it's hard for the fishermen to have the capacity to sort those situations out in order to access an area.