Fisheries and Oceans Canada to share results of the 2026 Operation North Pacific Guard mission in the Indo-Pacific

Victoria, British Columbia – Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials, as well as an official from the Canadian Coast Guard, will provide a wrap-up of this year’s Operation North Pacific Guard mission, a high seas mission to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific Ocean.

Officials:

• Peter Lambertucci, National Chief Enforcement Officer, Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Sean Wheeler, Chief, International Enforcement, Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Captain Richard Marriott, Commanding Officer, CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Date: August 6, 2026    
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT, 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom

There will be a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation.

Registration: Media wishing to attend the press conference should email DFO.NCRMedia-MediasRCN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca to confirm attendance. Location will be provided upon registration.