Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for Ms. Buie.
In 2020, legislation was brought in by the current government to outlaw the euthanasia of nuisance pinnipeds because our seafood markets were being threatened under the MMPA. Norway is the number two supplier of seafood to the United States. Today, we had a Norwegian scientist here telling us that their management of marine mammals, seals and whales has no impact on their trade relations with the U.S. They have a policy of automatic euthanasia of seals in rivers, estuaries and aquaculture facilities.
Why is your department so fearful of the MMPA bogeyman versus Norway's fearlessness towards that threat?