The program that was affected in the recent budget changes, as I mentioned earlier, is the aquaculture collaborative research and development program, or ACRDP, a program within the science sector. It's one of two main programs we have. This program was first initiated in 2000 as part of the program for sustainable aquaculture. It's an industry-collaborative program in which proposals are made by industry and the work is undertaken collaboratively within the department.
Previously we had three main objectives under that program: best fish performance, optimal fish health, and improved environmental performance. It was just the best performance objective of the program that was eliminated. The collaborative work that we do under this program with industry on fish health and environmental performance issues remains, so I'm not expecting that there would be any decrease in the level of activity on those related aspects through that particular program.
In addition, in the funding the department received in 2008 under the new aquaculture program, there was a five-year funded program. One of the pillars under that program allowed us to establish what we call the “program for aquaculture regulatory research”. It's through this program that we undertake most of the science to support the regulatory policy decision-making needs of aquaculture management in the program. That program's funding continues for another year.