Fisheries and Aquaculture
- 2003
January, February,
March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October,
November, December
January
January 13
Minister comments on FPI-Union tentative MOU
February
February 3
Seal Hunt Management Plan increase a positive
step for the province�s sealing industry
February 14
Announcement
positive news for province�s crab fishers
February 17
NOTE TO EDITORS - All Party Committee meeting
regarding the state of cod stocks in the province, February 17
All-Party Committee continues development of
proposal to federal government regarding cod fishery
February 21
Minister
to attend Atlantic Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers
Meeting, Halifax, February 21
February 25
Minister pleased FANL has returned to
Collective Bargaining Process
February 28
Minister concerned
with science on northern cod
March
March 3
NOTE TO EDITORS - All Party Committee meeting,
St. John�s, March 3
March 11
Consultant appointed to review the Fishing
Industry Collective Bargaining Act
March 14
NOTE TO EDITORS - All Party Committee on 2J3KL
and 3Pn4RS cod fisheries to hold a news conference, Ottawa, March 17
March 17
Newfoundland and Labrador
All-Party Committee presents report on 2J3KL and 3Pn4RS cod fisheries to federal
Minister Thibault
March 20
Ministerial Statement - All-Party Committee on 2J3KL and 3Pn4RS Cod Fisheries
March 26
Minister responds to FRCC recommendations on cod in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
March 27
Minister responds to FRCC report on 2J3KL cod
stocks
$500,000 allocated for fisheries
diversification
Continued funding for initiatives against
foreign overfishing
April
April 4
U.S. regulations on bioterrorism concern
Minister
April 11
NOTE TO
EDITORS: Minister to meet with Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister, Halifax,
April 11
Minister responds to report on the Roundtable Forum on Improving the Management
Straddling Stocks
Minister comments on meeting
with federal officials
April 16
Minister calls on federal government to extend
EI benefits
for harvesters affected by heavy ice
April 17
Minister comments on 2003 Snow Crab Management
Plan
April 24
NOTE TO EDITORS -
News conference, St. John's, April 24, Subject: Response to federal Minister of Fisheries
announcement concerning cod
fisheries
Province responds to federal government closure
of cod fisheries
April 25
Minister
meets with municipal leaders
May
May 1
Who closed the fishery?
May 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister
to present to Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, May 7, St. John�s
Minister comments on federal government�s
manner of addressing provincial concerns
May 13
Ministerial Statement - Meetings with Federal
Government on Cod Closures
May 22
Minister comments on federal response to fisheries
closure
May 26
NOTE TO
EDITORS: News conference, May 26 Subject: Joint Fisheries Management
Shrimp quotas reflect the needs of inshore
fisheries, but Minister cautions there may be a shift in federal public policy
on science
May 30
Minister comments on meeting with FFAW and
processors
June
June 2
Minister broadens scope of consultation concerning
the crab and shrimp crisis
June 6
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to discuss crab industry
issue, St. John�s, June 6
Minister of
Fisheries and Aquaculture announces measures to address significant fisheries
issues
Minister supports professionalization of fish
harvesters
June 20
Minister pleased
with Senate Committee recommendations
Minister pleased with collaborative science
initiative in the Northern Gulf
June 30
Minister announces schedule for round table discussions on government�s White Paper on Joint Fisheries Management
July
July 9
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister advises of changes in roundtable meetings on
Joint Fisheries Management
July 15
Minister
comments on Federal Compensation Plan delays
July 29
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to announce appointment
of Commissioner and Terms of Reference for the Review of Fish Processing Policy,
July 30, St. John�s
NOTE TO EDITORS:CORRECTION - Minister to announce appointment
of Commissioner and Terms of Reference for the Review of Fish Processing Policy,
July 30, St. John�s
July 30
Commissioner to Review Fish Processing Policy
August
August 28
Fish Processing Policy Review Commission to
commence operations
September
September 19
Pilot
project on reduction in observer coverage
is a matter of concern for Newfoundland and Labrador
November
November 25
Minister
comments on bluefin tuna announcement
December
December 10
Minister
commends DFO changes to port access policy
December 15
Report on review of Fishing Industry
Collective Bargaining Act released to public
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