Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The point appears to be that if one does not fish the stocks that are available and could be caught sustainably, there will be more there at a future stage. If I can use an agricultural analogy, it seems to be on the basis of if one lives horse, one will get grass a few years hence. The industry needs to survive today, but it must survive in a sustainable way. We base our take on the MSY and that is informed to us by the Marine Institute. If I understand correctly, the suggestion appears to be that if we took out less than MSY suggests, there would be a greater return at some stage in the future. That would suggest the industry should take a hit-----