Fisheries and Aquaculture
May 17, 2010Media Advisory: Fisheries Safety Video
to be Launched at Marine Institute
Fishing industry partners will hold a news conference to officially
launch and discuss the fisheries safety video Getting Back Home.
The video has been produced in partnership with the Department of
Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation
Commission (WHSCC), the Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCFI)
and the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board. The Fisheries
and the Marine Institute of Memorial University produced the video in
conjunction with Distance Education and Learning Technologies.
The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture;
Leslie Galway, CEO of the WHSCC; Bill Broderick, Inshore Director of the
Fish, Food and Allied Workers; Robert Verge, Managing Director of CCFI;
and, Glen Blackwood, Executive Director of the Fisheries and Marine
Institute, will each provide comments.
The news conference will take place in Hampton Hall at the Fisheries
and Marine Institute today (Monday, May 17) at 11:30 a.m. During the
news conference a 12-minute trailer of the video will be shown while a
full-length version will be shown immediately following the event in
Hampton Hall.
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