As I tried to explain earlier, the challenge when providing scientific advice on projects of this scale is that the needs and when those needs will arise are not known in advance.
Regarding the first document you referred to, the goal is to keep an open file for all the scientific advice that will be needed over time to assess projects.
That specific request for information was not a request for advice on the impacts of a project. It was really to reach out to partners, including Fisheries and Oceans. We were asked to provide regulatory agencies with any relevant information or data to support the decision regarding the specific areas to be used within the larger designated areas. That's what we did.
The first document is therefore an open file with all the scientific advice we'll provide as part of our collaboration with our colleagues in ecosystems management.
