Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dr. Sheppard, if I've got it right, essentially you've presented a case that there is no problem whatsoever with sea lice or with the application of Slice. In fact it has diminished as an issue or problem over the years and almost every scientist and expert in British Columbia agrees with that.
I would like to ask three questions. Are you aware of any jurisdictions around the world using Slice that are developing resistance to this drug, and whether any countries are admitting they have a problem with sea lice? If they are having a problem, why does British Columbia not have a problem, and how are we able to manage a diminishing issue when other countries around the world are experiencing possibly the opposite?
Finally, there was a report that was just published in the U.K. by a salmon and trout organization. Have you read that recent report, and can you comment on that report at all?