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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 15

Thursday, May 19, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 5:31 p.m.

Room 228, The Valour Building

Presiding

Scott Simms, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Fin Donnelly

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Thai Nguyen, Analyst

Wild Atlantic Salmon in Eastern Canada

Witnesses

As individuals

• François Caron, Biologist, Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon

• Rick Cunjak, Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick

• Morris Green, Author, Historian

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

• Robert Devlin, Engineering Research Scientist, Deputy Minister's Office

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, April 21, 2016, the Committee resumed its study on Wild Atlantic Salmon in Eastern Canada.

Rick Cunjak and Morris Green, by videoconference from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Robert Devlin, by videoconference from North Vancouver, British Columbia, and François Caron, by videoconference from Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Quebec, made statements and answered questions.

At 5:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:11 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the Minister and officials to study the Supplementary Estimates (A) 2016-17, on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

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

David Chandonnet

Clerk of the Committee