Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on 
Fisheries and Oceans

Issue 10 - Minutes of Proceedings - Morning sitting

HALIFAX, Thursday, May 29, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met this day at 9:38 a.m. in the Brunswick Room of the Cambridge Suites Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the chair, the Honourable Fabian Manning, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Lovelace Nicholas, Manning, McInnis, Mercer, Munson, Poirier, Raine and Wells (8).

In attendance: Odette Madore, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament, and Ceri Au, 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:

Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association:

Pamela Parker, Executive Director.

Snow Island Salmon:

Bryan Bosien, Vice-President.

Cooke Aquaculture:

Nell Halse, Vice-President, Communications.

Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia:

Peter Corey, President;

Vicki Swan, Research and Development Coordinator.

Scotian Halibut Limited:

Brian Blanchard, Vice-President.

Northeast Nutrition Inc.:

Tom Taylor, Manager, Sales and Technical Support.

Ms. Parker, Mr. Bosien, Mr. Corey and Ms. Halse made statements and answered questions.

At 10:58 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:08 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Swan, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Blanchard made statements and answered questions.

At 12:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Maxwell Hollins

Clerk of the Committee