Fisheries committee  As I said earlier, yes, it is determined in the other areas for the fleets based on the condition of the capelin and the availability of the capelin. That's something that could be considered in this one as well. I think that may be some of the discussion that happens at the advi

Fisheries committee  Technically, yes, but it's a very small portion of the overall catch, usually.

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

Fisheries committee  Potentially, it is. Probably the climatic conditions are more impactful.

Fisheries committee  Those are the things that are discussed during the science assessment each year.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  I think it was the water temperature for sure, food for the capelin, and those types of things. I don't have the specifics in front of me now to give you, but they were those types of things.

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  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  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  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.