Mr. Speaker, I announced the seal quota for this year in January. At the time it received general acceptance. The head of the Canadian Sealers Association, Tina Fagan, said:
The discussions the sealers association has had so far this year with processors indicate they are satisfied with this year's TAC.
They said they could handle 275,000 harp seals—
The minister of fisheries of the province of Newfoundland said that he was delighted with the decision of the federal minister. He said that he was excited about it.
The St. John's newspaper supported the decision that was put forward. That was the reaction in Newfoundland of support for the TAC, the total allowable catch of 275,000—