I'm not technically competent to tell you about that, but I can tell you that we have 18 scientists—probably more scientists working on this than DFO does on salmon. I could be corrected, but I think that's about right. They work actively on the east coast. We have gone out to get the best geneticist from Quebec, one of the most renowned geneticists in the east. We offered to take DFO.... We said, “Come and meet these guys. Let's get them down.” We sent our airplane. They hauled fellows up to Quebec city and we hauled a bunch to Lockheed Martin in Virginia, trying to get people engaged.
We have to get the DFO folks engaged on this. Why it is so frustrating? This is not territorial. We don't know what to do with this. They are the executives; we get that, but when you're in charge you have to lead. If you don't lead you go in a circle, which is where we are today.
I can't tell you the exact business about genetics. There is some confusion about that, but there is no question that it can be done. When the river's dead, we'll go out and raise fish in captivity. We'll put them in the river, and they'll come from this source, and so on and so forth. It is quite easily done when the river's dead, but the time to give the patient the medicine is when he's alive, not when he's dead, as far as I'm concerned.
I know I'm being quite candid with you, but please understand that you have to have a sense of urgency.