How about a good conspiracy theory:
DFO will continue to facilitate the decimation and eventual extinction of our Pacific fish stocks to allow the future extraction of offshore oil without environmental regulation hindrances. The power and influence of the oil companies runs deep in all branches of government and they are constantly planning for the future. DFO is only following instructions. Resistance is futile.
East Coast Example: Hibernia
Hibernia is the name of a petroleum field located in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The production platform Hibernia is the world's largest oil platform and consists of a 37,000 t integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site and 450,000 t of solid ballast was added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.3 million bbl of crude oil.