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POFO - Standing Committee

Fisheries and Oceans

Meeting Detail

Televised live on PTN
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Partial In Camera
When the Senate rises but not before 5:09 PM ET
Location: Room 9, Victoria Building
Clerk: Maxwell Hollins (613) 998-0431
Regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada
Topic: 1. Enact federal aquaculture legislation OR amend Fisheries Act: Pros and Cons (20 mins)
Topic: 2. Defining “Aquaculture”: a fishery or farming activity? (20 mins)
Topic: 3. Existing federal and provincial review processes: Progress achieved (20 mins)
Topic: 4. Concluding Remarks (20 mins)

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)

Witnesses
  • Terry Ennis, President, Board of Directors Executive(Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance)
  • Eric Gilbert, Director General, Aquaculture Management, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management(Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
  • Pamela Parker, Member, Board of Directors Executive and Government Relations Committee(Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance)
  • Jay Parsons, Director, Aquaculture Science, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management(Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
  • Ruth Salmon, Executive Director(Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance)
  • Kevin Stringer, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management(Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Meeting with interpretation and transcription
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