Because tremendous importance has—rightly—been attached to the topic in recent weeks, we have intensified our consultation of those groups.As our note says, the key issues that will be discussed at the council include the annual discussion on total allowable catches and the quota regime, any amendments to the effort control regime and what, if anything, we do about elements in last year's annex V, which included a special haddock permit scheme as part of the cod recovery plan.The committee is well aware that the background is the state of stocks.