CAFID annual review scheduled for Corner Brook

November 29, 1996
(Fisheries and Aquaculture)

Representatives of the fish processing and harvesting sectors will be in Corner Brook Monday and Tuesday (December 2 and 3) for the annual review of programs of the Canada-Newfoundland Agreement for Fishing Industry Development (CAFID).

Presentations on ongoing initiatives, as well as projects completed, will highlight the two-day meeting. These will include projects for shrimp pot fishing, whelks, sea cucumber, skate, shark, seaweed, herring roe on kelp, smoked products, Atlantic king crab and sea urchins.

The primary objective of the $6.5 million CAFID is to provide a framework within which the province's fishing industry can be self- sustaining and economically viable. Cost-shared 70-30 by the federal and provincial governments respectively, the agreement funds industry- led projects that focus on new harvesting and processing technology, test fisheries and commercial surveys, and market development.

Developmental work undertaken under the agreement helps to diversify the fishery.

The agenda for the meeting follows.

Contacts:

Josephine Cheeseman
Director of Communications
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
(709) 729-3733
Bernard Brown
Communications Branch
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(709) 772-4645

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AGENDA
CAFID Annual Review
December 2-3, 1996
Holiday Inn, Corner Brook MONDAY, DECEMBER 2:

10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.	Introduction/Welcome John Mercer, John Hodder
10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Program Overview Bill Carter
KEY PROJECT RESULTS
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Shrimp Selectivity (Otter Trawls) Presentation by Jack Rowe, Fishery Products International
11:30 a.m. to Noon	Shrimp Pot Fishing White Bay Industrial Adjustment Services Committee
Noon to 12:30 p.m.	Whelks Presentation by Eric Taylor, Fish Harvester
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	LUNCH
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.	Sea Cucumber Presentation by Philip Hillyard, H.B. Dawe Limited
2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Mackerel Presentation by Leslie Dredge, Fish Harvester
2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.	Hagfish Presentation by William Decker, Fish Harvester
3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.	Herring Roe on Kelp Presentation by Doug Caines, Shell Fresh Farms Limited
3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Shark Presentation by Robert Hardy, Terra Nova Fisheries Limited
4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.	Skate Presentation by Eric King, Eric King Fisheries Limited
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3:
9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.	Sea Urchins Presentation by Bert Wareham, Torngat Fish Producers Cooperative
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.	Seaweed Presentation by Newfoundland Aqua Products Ltd
10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	COFFEE
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Atlantic King Crab, Porcupine Crab Presentation by: Dave Hiscock, J.W. Hiscock and Sons Limited Rex Simmonds, Fish Harvester Rick Kean, Fish Harvester
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.	Smoked Products Presentation by Jim Parsons, Woodpick Enterprises
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	LUNCH
1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.	Bottom Classification Techniques Dr. John Anderson, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.	Future Direction: Focus and Procedures

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