Here are just a few of those who wrote in protest to the minister: the Eastern Fishermen's Federation, Southwest Nova Fixed Gear Association, the Fisheries Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, the South West Nova Tuna Association, the New Brunswick Fish Packers' Association, the Fundy Weir Fishermen's Association Inc., the Ontario Fish Producers' Association.
Voici quelques-uns des groupes qui ont écrit une lettre de protestation au ministre: La Fédération des pêcheurs de l'Est, la Southwest Nova Fixed Gear Association, la Fisheries Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, la South West Nova Tuna Association, l'Association des empaqueteurs de poisson du Nouveau-Brunswick, la Fundy Weir Fishermen's Association Inc., l'Ontario Fish Producers' Association.