Fisheries and Aquaculture
June 3, 2016

Media Advisory: Minister Crocker to Participate in World Oceans Day Event

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will participate in the opening ceremony of the seventh annual World Oceans Day family event tomorrow (Saturday, June 4). The event begins at 10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Fisheries and Marine Institute, 155 Ridge Road, St. John’s.

World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year’s theme “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet” promotes the prevention of plastic ocean pollution and encourages sustainability of our world’s oceans.

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Media contact:
Vanessa Colman-Sadd
Director of Communications
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
709-729-3733, 682-6593
vanessacolmansadd@gov.nl.ca 

2016 06 03                             11:45 a.m.