mr. duplessis, an oyster and shrimp fisherman. he has been put out of work. mr. kelby linn, who works for a beach front property group on dauphin island. also, moby solangi, dr. solangi has written on the fisheries. as with the last panel, it is the policy of the subcommittee to take all testimony under oath. please be advised that you have the right to be apprised by counsel during your testimony. do any of you wish to be represented by counsel? >> nope. >> everyone is shaking their heads. please rise and take the oath. >> do you swear and affirm that your testimony is about to be the truth, notting but the truth, in front of this committee? >> but the record reflect that the witnesses have replied in the affirmative. we will now hear their opening statements. keep to five minutes. he -- you may submit a longer statement for our record or to supplement our record at a later time. mr. linn, i asked you to speak into the microphone and we will be ready to go. begin,,sir. >> i want to first thank police for their testimony. we are here to ttlk about -- thank the la