NAFO REFORMS SUCCESSFUL???

I read with interest our federal Minister's take on NAFO reforms. Loyola Hearn appears convinced all is well on the high seas because there have been ZERO citations beyond Canada's 200 mile limit. His confidence is a little naive and comes a little too soon (2 months).

Now I don't know if this is proof that foreign vessels are no longer plundering or if the ships they are inspecting are predictable or if they are simply not catching the right vessels. But to believe that greed has been curbed by NAFO reforms - is a little bit naive. The need to break the rules is always present - regardless of what system we are talking about. Now we need to question why realistically we have not managed to detect one violator.

I did find one other disturbing claim in the Minister's News Release

The truth is the new reforms hit vessel owners where it hurts–the wallet. Captains caught significantly misreporting their catch by at-sea inspectors must return to port for inspection.

Tell me what does "significantly misreporting" mean. Is there a threshold of abuse that we do tolerate? Who makes that call? What percentage of a catch is considered okay to be misreported?

Great news for an election - not much else though.