Fisheries and Aquaculture
October 10, 2006

Media Advisory: Minister Attending CCFAM and ACFAM Meetings in Yellowknife

The Honourable Tom Rideout, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, is in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, for meetings of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM) and the Atlantic Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (ACFAM).

CCFAM meetings take place today, October 10, and tomorrow, October 11. The ACFAM meeting will be held on October 11.

Minister Rideout will co-chair the ACFAM meeting with federal fisheries minister Honourable Loyola Hearn. Fisheries renewal initiatives and aquaculture will be key among the issues discussed during the ACFAM meeting.

Media contact:
Lori Lee Oates
Director of Communications
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
709-729-3733, 690-8403

oatesll@gov.nl.ca

2006 10 10                                  10:30 a.m.


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