I call this meeting to order.
I apologize for the late start. We had some technical difficulties, but we're ready to go now.
I'll take this opportunity to welcome our guests here this afternoon. Thank you, on behalf of the committee, for taking the time out of your busy schedules to appear.
Our committee has been studying closed containment salmon aquaculture. We certainly look forward to hearing your thoughts this afternoon and to having the opportunity to ask you some questions.
On that note, I'm sure the clerk has already explained to you that we have certain time constraints to work within. All committee members have timeframes they have to adhere to for questions and answers. We try to stick as closely as possible to these timeframes to allow fair opportunity for all to ask their questions.
I didn't ask who was going to go first with a presentation today. I'll let you decide who wants to proceed first.
You can proceed, Mrs. Aubrey. Thank you once again.