Fisheries committee  Mr. Chair, I'm not sure of the exact date. I can check that. Some of these plans are updated.

Fisheries committee  Yes. It was likely around 10 years ago, but I'll get the date and get back to you.

Fisheries committee  The document is not necessarily updated every year. It could be every two years, and then it's updated with what the latest information is at the time.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  I'm checking for that number right now, but we're probably in the range of 300. That's in the entire stock area, but I'll get a better number for you shortly.

Fisheries committee  I would say the short answer is yes. There are some variations, depending on the area.

Fisheries committee  I don't have the exact list, but it would be harvesters from different feed sectors in different regions, the processing sector and DFO, as well as the provinces. Some of the provincial governments will be represented, as well as the DFO. I can get a detailed list, but I don't h

Fisheries committee  Not that I'm aware of.

Fisheries committee  Or they certainly haven't made a statement about it.

Fisheries committee  I'm not sure we'd call them trends, but there is some variability over the years of the size of capelin when it's mature and taken into fishery. We don't know exactly what is causing that. We don't know what environmental conditions, exactly.

Fisheries committee  Yes. In the rest of the gulf and on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, it is not fixed as such. It's variable and it depends on the availability and the condition of the capelin. There's a significant consultation with the industry to determine the opening dates in the various

Fisheries committee  Sure. It's a very important piece of the process. We get to hear directly from the stakeholders and get their perspectives as well, particularly on the advice that the science is providing but also on any of the management measures that are being considered to be changed or in pl

Fisheries committee  It's exactly what you said. It's been, particularly in 4RST, which we're talking about, a bit up and down, but nothing major up or major down. It's been up or down at a consistent level, I guess.

Fisheries committee  The major driver is environmental conditions. We can't pinpoint specifically which of those, but it appears that environmental conditions are the major driver in the capelin abundance.

Fisheries committee  It is all of the above, I would think.