Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses today.
The other day in the House of Commons Minister Strahl, the Minister of Agriculture, indicated in regard to the concerns of possible heavy flooding off the Fraser River that gravel extraction will be one of the options. Of course, that may have an effect on salmon runs or salmon beds.
I'm just wondering what the department is doing to prepare to work with the people who are concerned about the excessive flooding in order to mitigate any damage that may happen to salmon beds or salmon runs.