Ms. Stewart, thank you for being with us this afternoon.
We have heard a lot of conflicting evidence as we've been doing this study. It's been extremely interesting. We've heard a lot of comments vehemently expressed by one side or the other, without a whole lot of middle ground. I have to say, though, that we had a good presenter before you who covered a good deal of middle ground, which I think the committee will be able to use.
It's interesting to hear the different views from different groups. I was interested in what you were saying about employment. One of the things that we've heard loud and clear on both sides is that open nets are mainly located in small coastal communities, where they are often the only source of employment. We've also heard loud and clear that if we go with closed containment, there's a high probability that these operations will be moved farther inland. They'll be moved closer to the population points, away from the small communities. The coastal communities will lose that employment, which in many cases is the only employment they have.
Could you elaborate on what your group feels about this?