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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 58
Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Presiding
Robert Sopuck, Vice-Chair (Conservative)

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• Bob Zimmer (Conservative)
• Terry Beech (Liberal)
• Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Daniele Lafrance, Analyst
• Thai Nguyen, Analyst
The Oceans Act’s Marine Protected Areas
Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association
• Phil Morlock, Chair of Government Affairs Committee
• Angela Darraugh, Administrator
West Coast Environmental Law Association
• Linda Nowlan, Staff Counsel
International Union for Conservation of Nature
• Stephen Woodley, Vice-Chair of Science and Biodiversity, World Commission on Protected Areas
As an individual
• Sean Cox, Associate Professor and Director, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, December 12, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of the Oceans Act’s marine protected areas.

Phil Morlock, Linda Nowlan, Stephen Woodley and Sean Cox made statements and, with Angela Darraugh, answered questions.

At 10:41 a.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit.

At 10:45 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Thomas Bigelow
Clerk of the Committee