Executive Council
Fisheries and Aquaculture
May 4, 2015
Media Advisory: Premier to Tour RV Celtic Explorer
The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will
highlight Budget 2015 investments in fisheries science through the Marine
Institute's Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research and tour the research
vessel RV Celtic Explorer tomorrow (Tuesday, May 5) at 11:30 a.m.
Premier Davis will be joined by the Honourable Vaughn Granter,
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture; Glenn Blackwood, Vice President,
Memorial University of Newfoundland (Marine Institute); and Dr. George Rose,
Director of the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research.
The
vessel will be docked at Pier 17 in St. John's (near the St. John's Port
Authority building). Members of the media planning to attend are asked to
register with Leslie Earle of the Marine Institute at 778-0677 no later than
9:30 a.m. tomorrow, and be prepared to show photo identification to port
authority security to board the vessel.
During the event, the
Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research will also release its 2010-2015
progress report.
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Media contacts:
| Heather MacLean Director of Communications Office of the Premier 709-729-3581 heathermaclean@gov.nl.ca |
Donna Ivey Special Assistant, Communications Office of the Premier 709-729-3551 Donnaivey@gov.nl.ca |
| Roger Scaplen Director of Communications Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 709-729-3733, 697-5267 rogerscaplen@gov.nl.ca |