Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks very much to our presenters today. It's nice to see you.
Jake, thanks for coming. I hope you have better luck getting home than I had getting here. It wasn't a good day to travel.
I have certainly listened intently to what you've had to say, and I know that the Bluewater Anglers have done a great deal in our area to promote sport fishing through stocking the lake, through education, and through the role they have taken in the community for many years. So I congratulate and thank you for that.
I was certainly interested in hearing you talk about how you get your funding, how you raise your money through your membership, and how there is a lack of funding for you from other sources. When you stop and think about the work you've been doing to promote sport fishing in the Great Lakes and the lack of support you've had from government sources, I think that's something we definitely should be looking at.
Even when it comes down to education, I think that's a very important role.
We've talked about different things with the alien species, and we've talked in general about the Asian carp. I want to ask you a few questions in particular about the Asian carp. I know in the Sarnia—Lambton area there have been huge concerns raised for a long time about the possibility of the Asian carp coming in and the negative impacts it's going to have on the industry, which while not as robust as it used to be is still a very robust industry in the Great Lakes area.
Could you talk a little bit about what you see as the main issues with the Asian carp coming in? And could you talk a little bit about the education?
We've also talked about transportation of live fish and Ontario regulations. Do you see that as an issue too?
I'll start with those questions, and then we'll continue on if there is time.