Thank you, Jason.
Thank you, Mr. Klassen.
The advisory committees were completed in the fall as per normal, and usually the IFMP is released some time closer to the beginning of the new year.
The fishery opened May 13. Prior to that, the IFMP was released at the end of April, and then we didn't have an official fishery notice confirming that date until six days before the opening. That's the timing, which is really unworkable for coordinating your crew and activities leading up to an opening.
We don't know why it took so long. It seemed like the IFMP and the target date were never changed from the fall meetings, but the process needs to change within DFO. I'm not sure what's happening in the background that delays things.