Thank you, Mr. Chair.
So far in the study, we've been talking about the prevention of invasive species getting into the Great Lakes and the elimination or control of those that are already there. I notice some of your research speaks to preventing the spread of existing aquatic invasive species from the Great Lakes to inland lakes. I don't think, as a group, we had even thought of that. This is the first time I've seen it. That's probably just as critical as preventing them from getting into the Great Lakes in the first place.
Can you speak a little bit to some of your research and share with us in terms of preventing Great Lakes aquatic invasive species from getting into inland lakes and how important that is?