Thanks for the question.
The sea lamprey control program is one that Canada's been involved in jointly with the United States for many years. The primary objective of the program is to minimize sea lamprey populations in support of fish community objectives in the Great Lakes, like the rehabilitation of trout populations.
We use an integrated pest management approach that includes stock assessment to determine abundance and distribution of the lampreys. We use a lampricide program to control and eliminate larval populations. We do the construction of spawning barriers and traps in the Great Lakes tributaries to reduce or eliminate the reproduction of sea lampreys.
Since 2006, DFO has spent $8 million. This is expected to continue. There's no plan for any change in that regard. That $8 million a year, I should be clear, is in partnership with the U.S.