Fisheries and Aquaculture - 2001
January, February, March, April,
May, June,
July, August,
September, October, November,
December
March 7
Minister responds to FRCC report on 3Ps cod stocks
March 21
Ministerial
Statement - Successful fish price negotiations
March 22
Additional
funding announced will serve to strengthen industry
March 23
2000 Seafood
Industry Year in Review document released
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to attend Boston Seafood Show, Boston, March 26 - 28
March 30
Minister responds to proposed
takeover of FPI Board of Directors
April 2
Minister covers several key issues in meeting with federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
April 12
Minister
comments on protests regarding the allocation of shrimp
May
May 1
Ministerial Statement - Fisheries Products International, New board of directors
May 2
Ministerial Statement - Meeting with new board of Fishery Products International
May 7
Ministerial Statement - Recent media reports on the allocation of 3L shrimp to Prince Edward Island
May 8
Minister calls upon Ottawa to allocate new shrimp quotas to the province
May 23
Minister
responds to shrimp allocations for 2001 season
May 24
Fisheries
Diversification Projects approved - Version fran�aise
May 28
NOTE TO
EDITORS: News conference Subject: regarding processing sector, May 29, St.
John's
May 29
New licences for
processing of shellfish waste announced
June
June 19
NOTE TO
EDITORS: Minister to attend conference in Faroe Islands, June 21-23
June 21
Minister
comments on challenges facing the shrimp industry
June 29
Minister
comments on announcement of Independent Panel on Access Criteria (IPAC)
Minister has
productive meeting in the Faroe Islands
July
July 3
Minister comments on Atlantic Recreational Fishing
Licence Program
July 6
Minister
meets with industry to determine impact of closure of shrimp fishery
July 20
Ministers
and industry have successful meeting regarding shrimp fishery
August
August 20
NOTE TO
EDITORS: Ministers to meet with shrimp fishers, August 20, Confederation
Building.
August 22
Minister responds to official opposition's
proposal to the Competition Bureau regarding collusion in the fishing industry
August 23
Minister
meets with industry and union representatives regarding the reopening of
shrimp fishery
August 31
Minister
comments on current negotiations on shrimp prices
September
September 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Conference regarding issues
within fishing industry
Minister responds to FPI's proposed acquisition
of Clearwater Fine Foods
Minister announces establishment of "Special Panel on Corporate Concentration in the Fishing Industry"
September 7
Government concludes discussions with industry
and union on shrimp fishery impasse
September 27
Minister comments on the reopening of the shrimp
fishery
October
October 18
NOTE TO EDITORS: Coast of Bays Aquaculture Forum, October 19-20, Bay D'Espoir
October 19
Minister makes representation to the Independent
Panel on Access Criteria (IPAC)
October 26
Minister has successful meeting with Minister
Dhaliwal
November
November 16
Minister pleased with the sale of
the Twillingate fish plant
November 19
Ministerial Statement - Update on recent sale of Twillingate
fish plant
November 29
Minister releases report from Special Panel on
Corporate Concentration in Fishing Industry
November 30
Fisheries Diversification Program projects approved
December
December 10
Minister
announces panel members for Structural Study of the Inshore Shrimp Fishery
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