between maine and alaska where we have jurisdictional disputes in terms of transit that has prevented lng port to be developed past maine because canada will not allow us to have free and unimpeded passage because and i think they are on very loose footing here, because we can't negotiate because we aren't members of the convention. it's not just with countries that challenge us. it's also with our friends as well. those can be played against us because we haven't signed onto the convention. >> i find it hard to believe we couldn't reach a bilateral agreement with canada. it seems far-fetched. i would love to talk to you more about it. i get the impression that we feel like that if we were a party to the law of the sea treaty that it would cause us to have some savings as it relates to dealing with maritime issues throughout our navy. is that correct, admiral? >> i don't know there's any influence on the -- >> we're talking about the cost. we have a lot of cost because we're not part of the treaty. we have to do things in a very different way. it seems to me that i've heard that throughout the

maine and alaska were we have jurisdictional disputes in terms of transit that has prevented an lng portto be developed in maine because canada will not allow us to have free and unimpeded passage, because, and i think they are on very loose footing here, because we can negotiate because we aren't members. so it's not just with countries that challenge us. it's also with friends as well, and those can be played against us because we haven't signed on to the convention. >> i find hard to believe we couldn't reach a bilateral agreement with canada, but it sounds a little far-fetched. but i love to talk to you more about it. one last question. i get the impression that we feel like if we were a party to the law of the sea treaty, that it would cause a savings as it relates to dealing with maritime issues throughout our navy, is that correct, admiral? >> i don't know that there's any influence on -- >> we talked about the cost. we have a lot of cost because we're not part of the treaty. we have to do things in a very different way. i mean, it seems to me i've heard that throughout the testim