Thank you.
Ms. Cudmore, I believe it was you who referred to the announcement made on Monday regarding the $17.5 million to protect the Great Lakes against the Asian carp. Of course, I expect that everybody at this committee was extremely happy to hear that announcement. It's very good when we know that there has been a fair amount of work ongoing, but it's great to see that this is being continued.
As I said earlier, it seemed as though most of our witnesses felt that the Asian carp was the invasive species that could probably be the most harmful and that concerned them the most. Could you just talk a little bit about what this funding announcement means when it comes to addressing the threat of the Asian carp?