It is not administratively, but it is physically. I also fish in another area connected to Anticosti, namely area 16, which is my mackerel area. I was allowed to go mackerel fishing in Anticosti if I wanted to, but that was not considered. So, from the outset, I did not have access to the new fishing zone 17 in Anticosti.
In addition, I was disqualified for a fourth reason. When issuing the criteria, the department always referred to fishers, not to historical licences. In my case, in 2023, I was on board my vessel in my fishing zone, but I was flying an indigenous flag. As a result, my landings were automatically counted towards the indigenous quota because, according to the law, making a change is a longer process. So we started by filling the indigenous quota before filling mine. However, we didn’t get that far, and I was downgraded for my 2023 year.