October 2, 2014 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Government of Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard hosted the North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum (NACGF) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from September 29 to October 2, 2014.
The Forum meets annually and brings together Heads of Delegations from the 20 member countries. The meeting was held at the Delta Halifax Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
This year’s theme was technology and the member countries discussed how to employ it toward greater multilateral cooperation on matters related to illegal drug trafficking, marine security, environmental response, fisheries enforcement, illegal migration, search and rescue, and technical issues.
During the Forum, the Canadian Coast Guard also led an international, multi-agency exercise on maritime security, search and rescue and environmental response.
The two-day exercise, called GuardEx14, began Tuesday in Mahone Bay and then moved to Halifax Harbour on Wednesday. The exercise scenario began as a maritime security incident before evolving into a search and rescue incident, and then finally into an environmental response incident.
The Canadian Coast Guard was joined by personnel and assets from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, National Defense, Transport Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as well as personnel, vessels and aircraft from the United States and France. Several private sector response partners also participated.
Photo caption: The Heads of Delegations from the member countries of the North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum held their annual meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 29-October 2.
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Stephen Bornais
Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Dartmouth
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