Fisheries committee  Well, it is, and that's why this very same committee twice recommended in their reports that funding for that particular program go forward, recognizing the fact that public education and awareness make up one of the leading steps you can take to prevent the introduction and/or s

Fisheries committee  That's right.

Fisheries committee  Exactly.

Fisheries committee  Nor do a lot of people think about the fact that they pull their boat out of the water, put it on a trailer, take it home, and next weekend stick it in another lake. They don't think about that. That's what public education is all about. That's what the ramp signs are for. That

Fisheries committee  Exactly. This is how these species get introduced.

Fisheries committee  It's the Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act that prohibits it in Ontario. I can't speak to where other provinces lie with this. That's a good question. We'll certainly speak with our affiliates across the country, who we work with on a daily basis, to find out what they t

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  What?

Fisheries committee  Denying the use of live bait?

Fisheries committee  Maybe I'll let Dr. Quinney speak to that. He's the scientist.

Fisheries committee  If I might respond to that, there are thousands of charges laid each year by conservation officers across Ontario from the Ministry of Natural Resources for fish and wildlife violations. I don't know that I'd want to speculate that charges of that nature have never been laid or e

Fisheries committee  No. What I said was that the Canada Border Services Agency is already being vigilant. There have been truckloads of what people thought were dead Asian carp, but which in fact turned out to be live Asian carp still able to be resuscitated, that have been stopped by the Canada Bor

Fisheries committee  Certainly. Our funding for the most part comes from our membership.

Fisheries committee  As I indicated earlier, we get approximately $300,000 per year from the Province of Ontario, which we match. That comes from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. We get small funding envelopes from both the Department of the Environment and DFO. The Environment Canada money

Fisheries committee  I'd be happy to respond to that. For our Ontario invasive species program at OFAH, across Ontario you will see signs at marinas, whether they be at boat ramps or in marinas themselves, in hundreds of locations across Ontario. Our invasive species staff work with marine operator