Fisheries committee  That's correct. We've been working with the industry for a number of years on the potential reopening.

Fisheries committee  In 2019, the Fisheries Act was amended to implement measures to ensure that species in the critical zone are well and sustainably managed. These changes mean we now have a regulatory obligation to have rebuilding plans for prescribed fish stocks. I believe we'll have robust rebuilding plans for a number of fish stocks that are in the critical zone ready by April 4, which is just a few weeks away.

Fisheries committee  The fleet shares would not change. The TAC is the total allowable catch, which is the quantum of fish that can come out of the water. The fleet shares are how that quantum is divided among the different interests in the fishery.

Fisheries committee  The minister's announcement was related to a minimum TAC. She has indicated she's open to a TAC higher than that, but wanted—

Fisheries committee  The fleet shares have been established by the minister. That is the overall percentage going to the offshore, midshore, etc.

Fisheries committee  The minister's TAC—the total allowable catch—would then be divided based on the fleet shares.

Fisheries committee  The percentages would guide how the TAC is divided.

Fisheries committee  It would be how it is divided.

Fisheries committee  The minister hasn't set the TAC yet. She indicated that the minimum would be 25,000. She directed the department to undertake further consultation with industry, including the processing sector, in order to inform a final TAC, which will be established following next week's consultations.

Fisheries committee  The department isn't privy to the specific operating costs of a particular vessel. That's commercially confidential information that isn't shared with the department. We are also not privy—

Fisheries committee  We have general data that would inform at a fleet level what different cost structures might be. In the case of the redfish fishery though, because the market is underdeveloped and what the overall value of the removal of the processed product, if it was processed further, would be is still unknown, it's very difficult for us to identify a specific quantum that would lead to viability for a specific fleet.

Fisheries committee  Of course, we work with the other departments that offer support programs. We're working together to ensure that all these programs are available to people in the industry and shrimpers to help them during this transition.

Fisheries committee  Currently, the department doesn't have a mandate for that kind of—

Fisheries committee  Certainly, over the last 30 years, the department has implemented a variety of policy frameworks to help ensure the sustainable management of fisheries. There's the precautionary approach framework, among others. In 2019, the Fisheries Act was amended to create the fish stock provisions.

Fisheries committee  I'll just correct myself with regard to the last question. The environmental groups in the case of the redfish advisory committee are observers to that committee and are not direct participants. In terms of the member's question, Mr. Chair, there are a number of considerations that will need to be taken into account in terms of the management measures to avoid bycatch, protect the spawning occurrence and so on.