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Laurie Wood, coordinator, continuing studies in science, 604.291.5466, lauriew@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Laurie Wood, coordinator, continuing studies in science, 604.291.5466, lauriew@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, Media & PR, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
October 28, 2005
What: Speaking for the Salmon town hall meeting: Getting the missing fish story straight (Part two). A 10-year retrospective on Fraser River sockeye salmon.
When: Monday, November 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: SFU Morris J. Wosk centre for dialogue, SFU Vancouver, 580 West Hastings Street
Cost: $107
Website: www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/salmon.htm
This one-day session will focus discussion on past management of, and future challenges facing, Fraser sockeye salmon.
Featured speakers include David Anderson, Canada's former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister of Environment; the Honourable John Fraser, chair of the Pacific Salmon Forum; Brian Riddell, division head of Salmon and Freshwater Science Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; and Paul Sprout, Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Participants will include high school and university students, interested public and representatives of commercial and recreational fishing industry, tourism industry, non-governmental organizations, First Nations, government and academics.
John Fraser headed a public review board in 1994 to determine why a large number of Fraser sockeye salmon apparently disappeared on their way to the spawning grounds. A decade later, a committee chaired by the Honourable Bryan Williams again examined the causes behind the missing sockeye. This town hall meeting will compare the findings of the two reports.
Riddell and three other participants will tackle the question of how to rebuild and maintain capacity for the management of Fraser sockeye. Mike LaPointe, chief biologist for fishery management at the Pacific Salmon Commission, and other speakers will address issues and challenges for salmon related to climate change and an ecosystem-based approach to management. Chief Doug Kelly, First Nations Summit, will be among three participants addressing the question: where should the responsibility and authority for the protection of the Fraser sockeye lie?
Event sponsors include industry, government and NGOs as well as SFU's centre for coastal studies This town hall meeting is part of the continuing studies in science ongoing Speaking for the Salmon lecture series.
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When: Monday, November 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: SFU Morris J. Wosk centre for dialogue, SFU Vancouver, 580 West Hastings Street
Cost: $107
Website: www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/salmon.htm
This one-day session will focus discussion on past management of, and future challenges facing, Fraser sockeye salmon.
Featured speakers include David Anderson, Canada's former Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister of Environment; the Honourable John Fraser, chair of the Pacific Salmon Forum; Brian Riddell, division head of Salmon and Freshwater Science Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; and Paul Sprout, Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Participants will include high school and university students, interested public and representatives of commercial and recreational fishing industry, tourism industry, non-governmental organizations, First Nations, government and academics.
John Fraser headed a public review board in 1994 to determine why a large number of Fraser sockeye salmon apparently disappeared on their way to the spawning grounds. A decade later, a committee chaired by the Honourable Bryan Williams again examined the causes behind the missing sockeye. This town hall meeting will compare the findings of the two reports.
Riddell and three other participants will tackle the question of how to rebuild and maintain capacity for the management of Fraser sockeye. Mike LaPointe, chief biologist for fishery management at the Pacific Salmon Commission, and other speakers will address issues and challenges for salmon related to climate change and an ecosystem-based approach to management. Chief Doug Kelly, First Nations Summit, will be among three participants addressing the question: where should the responsibility and authority for the protection of the Fraser sockeye lie?
Event sponsors include industry, government and NGOs as well as SFU's centre for coastal studies This town hall meeting is part of the continuing studies in science ongoing Speaking for the Salmon lecture series.
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