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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 21
 
Monday, May 5, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 268, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Rodney Weston, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Robert Chisholm, Ryan Cleary, Patricia Davidson, Randy Kamp, Ryan Leef, Robert Sopuck and Rodney Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Jack Harris for François Lapointe, Yvonne Jones for Hon. Lawrence MacAulay and Greg Kerr for John Weston.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Thai Nguyen, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Hon. Keith Hutchings, Chair of the All-Party Committee on Northern Shrimp Allocations, Member for Ferryland, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture; Dwight Ball, Member for St.Barbe and Leader of the Official Opposition; Lorraine Michael, Member for Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi and Leader of the Third Party. Department of Fisheries and Oceans: David Bevan, Associate Deputy Minister; Kevin Stringer, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Fisheries Management; David Gillis, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science Sector; Sylvie Lapointe, Director, Straddling and Highly Migratory Stocks.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the Committee resumed its study on the changing ocean conditions or other factors off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador that have led to stock fluctuations in northern shrimp and other species.
 

Hon. Keith Hutchings, with Dwight Ball and Lorraine Michael, made a statement and answered questions.

 

At 4:36 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

David Bevan made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chad Mariage
Committee Clerk

 
 
2014/05/13 3:30 p.m.