Fisheries committee  Currently we are looking at priorities within DFO in terms of research, monitoring, surveillance, etc. That funding is being looked at on a priority basis—a list of priorities for DFO and what research would be required under this particular funding envelope. It also includes fre

Fisheries committee  With the U.S., we do have a joint research program looking at research monitoring analysis of aquatic invasive species. What's really important and very critical is.... I previously talked about the binational risk assessment that should be published very shortly. A lot of work o

Fisheries committee  Again, there is a lot of research being done. There is a lot of prevention. The investment that Canada is making in the sea lamprey program is close to $8 million. There is extensive interaction and collaborative work being done with the U.S. on sea lamprey.

Fisheries committee  The kind of work that is currently being done within the binational risk assessment really looks at the characterization, the biology, of the issue, in trying to identify the risk levels for the migration of the Asian carp coming across the Chicago canal, and at how we should loo

Fisheries committee  At this time, it's very difficult to say, because we haven't had results come through. What our research plan and our monitoring plan will be, going forward, really depends on the kind of results we have. But it's certainly being looked at on a periodic and regular basis.