The Arctic Research Foundation is deeply rooted in working with communities in the north. We have six research vessels that are stationed throughout the Arctic. We rely closely on the communities in developing research programs, whether it's supporting DFO researchers in the region or universities. We look at it as layers of many organizations.
We approach our research vessels almost like Mars rovers. If we are working in an area, we're going to cover as much ground as possible, whether it's hydrographic research, SEARCH research, fisheries research or oceanographic research. We layer everything, so we get as much information as possible, because it's expensive to operate in that region.