Media Advisory: Provincial and Federal Governments
and FFAW to Announce Lobster Sustainability Plan
The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, will join the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Earle McCurdy, President of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers, to announce funding details for a sustainability and conservation plan for the lobster fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The announcement will take place tomorrow (Friday, November 18) at 10:00 a.m. at the Delta Hotel, located at 120 New Gower Street in St. John’s. Members of the media are invited to attend a technical briefing in Salon D at 9:15 a.m. Media will be required to present valid media accreditation with picture identification.
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Media contacts:
Jason Card Director of Communications Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 709-729-3733, 699-0470 jasoncard@gov.nl.ca |
Barbara Mottram Press Secretary Office of the Minister Fisheries and Oceans Canada 613-992-3474 |
Jan Woodford Regional Director Communications Fisheries and Oceans Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Region 709-772-7622 |
2011 11 17 2:45 p.m.