Mr. Paschal Hayes:

I will start with the Deputy's correct statement that we all have an interest in sustainability. I think he left himself out of that. Legislators have a big role in sustainability. As a regulator, the SFPA does the bidding of the legislators. Legislators have a huge role in regard to sustainability going forward.

I will turn to the options that are available. The Deputy is dead right when he says that there is 2% allowed for water but in fact that means the water gets weighed as fish. That is not the ideal situation. It is up to the operator to let as much water as he feels he can out of that tank. He dewaters to the extent that he feels is possible without affecting the quality of the fish. We would say that is the least favourable option but it is an option that is available to the operator if he wishes. We would say that option 1 is preferable.