Minister Regan Responds to Final Report of the Advisory Panel on Straddling Fish Stocks

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OTTAWA - Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today released the final report of the Advisory Panel on the Sustainable Management of Straddling Fish Stocks in the Northwest Atlantic.
"The management of straddling fish stocks, especially on the Nose and the Tail of the Grand Banks, is a highly complicated issue," said Minister Regan. "On behalf of Minister Pierre Pettigrew and myself, I want to thank the members of the panel - Arthur May, Derrick Rowe and Dawn Russell - for their analysis and efforts to shed light on possible solutions for this long-standing problem."
The Advisory Panel was mandated to provide advice to the Minister on how to reduce overfishing and avoid ecological destruction of straddling stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area (NRA) and achieve sustainable use of the oceans. It was also tasked to present recommendations on how to strengthen coastal state rights in the management of straddling fish stocks off Canada's east coast.
To complete its work, the panel consulted government, industry, experts and related stakeholders and invited written submissions and electronic comments by interested Canadians.
The final report is available at
www.overfishing.gc.ca. A Ministerial statement responding to the report's recommendations is attached to this news release.
Minister's Response to the
Final Report of the Advisory Panel on Straddling Fish Stocks
Report of
the Advisory Panel on the Sustainable Management of Straddling Fish Stocks in
the Northwest Atlantic

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For more information:
Phil Jenkins
Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ottawa
(613) 990-7537
Sujata Raisinghani
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ottawa
(613) 992-3474

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Minister Regan Responds to Final Report of the Advisory Panel on Straddling Fish Stocks

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