Thank you.
As you said, Mr. Chairman, I'm Guy Beaupré, and I'm the director general of aquaculture management in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. It is a pleasure for us to appear before the committee today.
I will make my presentation in English, but do not hesitate to ask questions in French if you like.
I'd first like to introduce my colleagues. Mr. Jay Parsons is the director of the aquaculture science branch. Mr. James Smith is the director--