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January, February, March, April, May, June,
August, September, October, November, December ,
January
January 2
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister of
Fisheries and Aquaculture to hold news conference, Friday, Jan. 3
February
March
March 6
Minister urges Ottawa to delay
further action on Canada Endangered Species Protection Act
March 25
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference,
March 26, Logy Bay Subject: Aquaculture initiative
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference,
March 27, Jerseyside Subject: Aquaculture initiative
March 26
New Pilot-Scale Hatchery for Halibut
announced
March 27
Research Brings Cod Aquaculture
Closer to Reality
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to hold
news conference, March 31, St. John's Subject - New policy for
fish processing
March 31
New policy framework aims for more
viable, stable fish processing sector
April
April 11
Licensed fish buyer ordered to
dispose of inferior quality fish after fish inspection
April 23
Minister comments on increased
quotas for northern shrimp
April 25
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference,
April 28, St. John's Subject - Establishment of tannery and
marine oil purification facility
Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry
Association - Annual convention and trade show, Apriol 28-30,
Gander
April 28
Tannery announced as part of
industrial park development
April 29
Changes for aquaculture leases
announced
April 30
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference,
May 1, St. John's Subject - International conference on sealing
May
May 1
International conference on sealing
to be held in province
Minister comments on federal
announcement regarding EI regulations for TAGS clients
May 13
Ministerial Statement -
Clarification Regarding Baie Verte Tannery
May 27
Minister comments on combining
federal department with three others
June
June 3
Temporary 30 day lifting of
restrictions on export of unprocessed crab from province
June 4
Decision for exporting crab on hold
June 5
Minister and FFAW President reach
agreement on crab exports
August
August 8
Temporary halt to purchase
of 4RS, 3PN cod in place
August 12
Quality awareness program
producing results
August 15
Purchase of
4RS,3PN Cod resumes
September
September 5
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Minister comments on food fishery on the south and west coast
September 17
News conference, September
18 Subject - Task Force relating to Fishing Industry Collective
Bargaining Act
September 18
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister
of Fisheries and Aquaculture address St. John's Rotary Club,
September 18
Task force to review Fishing
Industry Collective Bargaining Act
September 19
Minister comments on NAFO
decisions
October
October 2
Newfoundland host for
federal/provincial/territorial fisheries ministers
October 7
Cooperation key theme at
fisheries' ministers meeting
October 24
Positive results for first
inshore northern shrimp fishery
Ocober 30
Minister on fact-finding
mission to Japan, Korea, and China
November
November 14
Three aquaculture
facilities announced
November 20
Ministerial Statement -
Seal Fishery
November 21
North Atlantic Marine
Mammal Commission - Sealing Conference information
Minister of Fisheries and
Aquaculture to hold media briefing Subject: Trade mission to
Japan
Ministers to address Commons
Fisheries Committee, November 23, Tor's Cove
November 24
Minister of Fisheries and
Aquaculture and industry spokespersons report on trade mission to
Japan
November 25
Ministerial Statement -
Sealing conference
December
December 9
Ministerial Statement -
Project to study all aspects of cod farming
December 11
Ministerial Statement -
Markets for dried squid
Newfoundland and Labrador
Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board - Release of
certification assessment
December 22
Preliminary numbers on 1997
fishery
Minister says Mowat should apologize
for comments
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