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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue 4 - Minutes of Proceedings - Afternoon meeting

NANAIMO, Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 1:39 p.m. in the Benson room of the Coast Bastion Hotel, Nanaimo, British Columbia, the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Hubley, Lovelace Nicholas, Manning, McInnis, Raine and Stewart Olsen (6).

In attendance: Odette Madore, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament; and Brigitte Lemay, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate of the Senate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013, the committee continued its study on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESSES:

Town of Campbell River:

Walter Jakeway, Mayor.

K'omoks First Nation:

Richard Hardy, Member.

Taplow Feeds:

Dr. Brad Hicks, Executive Vice- President.

As an individual:

Alexandra Morton.

Grieg Seafood British Columbia Ltd.:

Dr. Barry Milligan, Director of Production, Veterinarian.

North Island College:

Dr. Stephen Cross, NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Sustainable Aquaculture.

Genome British Columbia:

Dr. Anthony Brooks, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada:

Dr. Laura Richards, Regional Director Science;

Adam Thomson, Area Director South Coast.

Messrs. Jakeway and Hardy made statements and answered questions.

At 2:19 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:30 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Morton and Drs. Hicks and Milligan made statements and answered questions.

At 3:44 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 4:04 p.m., the committee resumed.

Drs. Cross, Brooks and Richards and Mr. Thomson made statements and answered questions.

At 5:20 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxwell Hollins

Clerk of the Committee