Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Fisheries and Oceans

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable GERALD J. COMEAU

Thursday, February 3, 2005 (in camera)
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Thursday, February 24, 2005

Issue No. 3

Fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth meetings on:

Issues relating to the federal government's new and evolving policy framework for managing Canada's fisheries and oceans

APPEARING:

The Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

WITNESSES:

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Shawn Murphy, P.C., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Larry Murray, Deputy Minister;

John Adams, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard;

Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science;

Sue Kirby, Assistant Deputy Minister, Oceans and Habitat;

David Bevan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management;

Robert Bergeron, Director General, Small Craft Harbours.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

As an individual:

Daniel W. MacInnes, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Saint Francis Xavier University.

Thursday, February 17, 2005

As an individual:

Parzival Copes, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Institute of Fisheries Analysis and Centre for Coastal Studies, Simon Fraser University.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters:

Earle McCurdy, Fish Food and Allied Workers, CCPFH President;

Christine Hunt, Native Brotherhood of British Columbia, CCPFH Vice-President

John Sutcliffe, CCPFH Executive Director;

O'Neil Cloutier, Alliance des pêcheurs professionnels du Québec, CCPFH Secretary-Treasurer;

Rachel Josée Chiasson, Fédération régionale acadienne des pêcheurs professionnels;

Ronnie Heighton, Gulf Nova Scotia Fleet Planning Board;

Rick Nickerson, Maritime Fishermen's Union;

Sandy Siegel, Maritime Fishermen's Union;

Keith Paugh, Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Gerald J. Comeau, Chair

The Honourable Elizabeth Hubley, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, *Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), De Bané, P.C., Johnson, *Kinsella , (or Stratton), Mahovlich, Meighen, Merchant, Phalen, St. Germain, P.C., Watt

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Cook was removed (January 27, 2005).