That's an excellent question, and there are a number of issues in addressing that question.
One issue that our industry feels strongly about is that we're the only aquaculture producing country in the world that doesn't have national legislation. We don't have an aquaculture act. That's fairly significant because we are working under a fisheries act that, as you know very well, has focuses on conservation and protection. It doesn't really address what's required in a food production industry.
In fact, in talking to the DFO staff who were developing regulations in British Columbia over this past couple of years, we heard that they ran into major challenges trying to fit the regulations under legislation that wasn't appropriate for aquaculture. That's a significant thing.
What difference would that make? It wouldn't be a panacea, but it would provide a definition for aquaculture. It would clarify some things, as no federal legislation defines aquaculture. It would provide this government with a vision and, again, legislation that would protect the environment as well as attract new investment so we could create new jobs.
For the industry, that's probably the single most important thing right now. It would be a fairly low-cost initiative and it would have a significant impact on the industry.