Fisheries committee  For the 4RST capelin, when we say that we treat it as one stock, that means the science is done on a stock-wide basis. We have one stock assessment meeting and we have one advisory committee that deals with this stock, but that doesn't mean a stock is managed in the same way for

Fisheries committee  Adam, I'll ask you to walk through the mechanics of that.

Fisheries committee  Tony, do you want to talk about the advisory committee?

Fisheries committee  Tony, do you want to talk about that? I would say though that this stock has been quite volatile, so I suspect what Tony is going to say is that it's difficult to tease out real trends from that. Tony.

Fisheries committee  I'm sorry, but do you mean for capelin, sir?

Fisheries committee  Tony, can you talk about the capelin openings across the different areas?

Fisheries committee  That would be correct. Is that right, Sylvain?

Fisheries committee  There are a few things on that. We collect samples over the summer, but then those samples have to be processed and that takes a couple of months. There's actually more to the process than one might think. Then there is analysis that has to be done as well. There is also other da

Fisheries committee  Sylvain, do you want to talk a little bit about our science in 4RST? That's only if you've anything to add.

Fisheries committee  When we do our assessments, we are very conscious of the difference between the weir fishery and the other two fisheries that are out there, as we are of the 4ST fishery and the 4R fishery. It's one stock, so the science that we do is on that stock. It informs the fisheries manag

Fisheries committee  I haven't seen the document that the member is referring to, but I'm more than happy to see it.

Fisheries committee  I don't know, Sylvain, if you have that at hand.

Fisheries committee  We can get you our best estimate, Mr. Chair.

Fisheries committee  I'm certainly not arguing that harp seals don't eat capelin. What I said was that, when we look at the major food sources harp seals rely on, I wouldn't say capelin was the mainstay of their diet.

Fisheries committee  First, if I understand correctly, will the two individuals be invited to the advisory committee? Absolutely yes, they will. I think we have the contact details, but we would invite them as a matter of course. As to what's actually going on, I'm here in Ottawa, so if someone is