Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you to the chief and Mr. Hobson for appearing before the committee.
My riding is in Newfoundland, and we have a first nation in southern Newfoundland in Conne River, the Conne River first nation. They have a small food fishery, a subsistence salmon fishery, but the returns are too low for any kind of commercial fishery. There once was a commercial fishery, but not anymore.
Surrounding the Conne River first nation are nine open net aquaculture sites, which have had a documented impact on the wild salmon returns in Conne River. I'm sure the people of Conne River would be interested in your closed containment technology.
To start off, I just have two quick questions. Would the eventual results of this project be available to other first nations across Canada? The other question is a bit broader. What were the main challenges to getting this particular project off the ground?