For those interested, the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be discussing the recent concerns with the Aquaculture Activities Regulation. CARS was among a group of parties that expressed concerns with the new regulations. The meeting can be watched live tomorrow (March 10 @ 5 pm) here: http://www.parl.gc.ca/sencommitteebusiness/Notice.aspx?parl=41&ses=2&comm_id=1007&Language=E&meeting_id=408772
Further details:
| Study on the regulation of aquaculture, current challenges and future prospects for the industry in Canada |
| Witnesses |
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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| –Michael Alexander, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management |
| –Trevor Swerdfager, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science |
| –Eric Gilbert, Director General, Aquaculture Management, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management |
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Ecology Action Centre
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| –Robert Johnson, Sustainable Seafood Program Manager |
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As an individual
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| –William Ernst |
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University of Prince Edward Island
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| –Michael Van den Heuvel, Canada Research Chair in Watershed Ecological Integrity, Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology |