All the work that is carried out from the Amundsen by ArcticNet or other programs must obtain licences from different organizations, one of them being DFO, for the collection of plankton, for the study of fish, or for different aspects. We also need to have permission and licensing from the Inuit organizations who are responsible for the governance of the region. In this case, for the Beaufort Sea, it's the Inuvialuit settlement. Those licences and permits are obtained every year by ArcticNet. We go into the communities, we explain what we're going to be doing, and we obtain permission. If we don't obtain permission, we don't do it.
On February 15th, 2011. See this statement in context.