Fisheries and Oceans Canada will hold a technical briefing for media interested in an update on the Government of Canada’s response to the recommendations by the National Advisory Panel on protection standards for marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, including marine refuges.
Vancouver, B.C. – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will hold a technical briefing for media interested in an update on the management measures for Fraser River Chinook stocks.
Gibsons Landing, British Columbia – On behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, will announce details of infrastructure project funding by the Government of Canada for Gibsons Landing Harbour, under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbour Program.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – On April 10, 2019, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, along with the Honourable Keith Colwell, Nova Scotia Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will make an important announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement on the Budget 2019 national housing strategy.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey, will make an important announcement regarding funding provided to international organisations to protect our waters from oil spills.
Victoria, British Columbia – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and B.C. Premier, the Honourable John Horgan, will make an important announcement relating to the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. Announced in November 2018, the Fund will focus on salmon habitat protection and restoration as well as ensuring the fish and seafood sector in British Columbia is positioned for long-term environmental and economic sustainability.
Saint John, New Brunswick – The Member of Parliament for Saint John-Rothesay, Wayne Long, will announce on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, investments in coastal research initiatives in New Brunswick.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Invasive Species Centre will host a webinar and technical summary of the completed Socio-Economic Risk Assessment Of The Presence Of Grass Carp In The Great Lakes Basin. The study’s author will present findings and provide a summary of the potential economic impact to Canada and the US of the establishment of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes. Representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission will also be present.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will join with the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries for Prince Edward Island, the Honourable Robert Henderson, to make an announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.