Fisheries committee  What we mean is that long after sea lamprey entered the Great Lakes system, we continue to have the introduction of aquatic invasive species at the rate of one every six or eight months, actually.

Fisheries committee  I would say that it's a combination of all of that.

Fisheries committee  Again, I'll defer to Dr. Goddard, but we've certainly had fluctuations in the population despite a fairly aggressive war on sea lamprey over 50-odd years now. The best we can do is keep them to within 90% of what they were at their maximum. One of the things we haven't talked a

Fisheries committee  Thank you.

Fisheries committee  It's difficult at this point to comment on the changes, because we don't know a lot of details. Going back to the discussion before, I think it would be very valuable to have further discussions about what exactly is being done. So there's not really much more we can comment on o

Fisheries committee  Yes. I mean, I think it's comforting to those who are involved with the fisheries to know that the recreational fishery is considered within the same breath as commercial fisheries. If I reflect on some of the discussion amongst the advisers, which you don't see in the resoluti

Fisheries committee  Yes, we will. We're also aware of the timing of the issues to which you speak, about the way the Fisheries Act was applied. I think the way the Fisheries Act was applied five years ago was different from the way it was being applied three years ago. So we're taking the whole

Fisheries committee  It's an interesting question. I think that's a good feature to be able to have the authority and the means to enter into those agreements. You know, if we had all the resources in the world, we probably still would look for more in natural resource management—not just invasive

Fisheries committee  Ballast water is an interesting discussion. On the one hand, I think we can say that one of the most untold success stories in recent years has been the ability to introduce effective controls for ballast water. You've probably heard from Dr. Ricciardi that the invasive numbers d

Fisheries committee  It's the section that deals with habitat, so it's section 35. What would section 35 look like and how would that be enacted going forward? There is also concern about the Law List triggers in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. What is going to be a Law List trigger, and

Fisheries committee  Have I? Yes, I have personally.

Fisheries committee  The study that I referenced won't reveal that. The study that I referenced was the assessment of the threat of arrival and establishment of Asian carp populations in the Great Lakes. You will hear from, as I understand, David Ullrich later in the week. He's the executive director

Fisheries committee  Do you remember what they are, Marc?

Fisheries committee  Part of the reason it is so expensive is that, as we were saying, it's not as simple as just dumping dirt into the canal. The canal is actually used as a major transportation system now. It's also a part of the flood management system in Illinois. The barrier has to accommodate t

Fisheries committee  You're absolutely right. That's why we're pleased to see that, in the announcement of the $17.5 million, there is a specific line for education and outreach. We have experience getting to the population, the target audience in other areas, be it recreational boaters or...we hav