Fishery Notice

Category(s):
COMMERCIAL - Invertebrates: Prawn and Shrimp by Trap
Subject:
FN0573-COMMERCIAL - Prawn and Shrimp by Trap - Coast-wide - Areas 1 to 29, 101 to 111, 121, 123 to 127, 130 and 142 - Election of Prawn Advisory Board Representatives


Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) is balloting prawn and shrimp by trap "W" 
and "FW" vessel owners and licence eligibility holders to elect industry 
representatives to the Prawn Advisory Board (Prawn Sectoral Committee).  The 
Board provides a forum for the exchange of information and advice between 
stakeholders and DFO on issues important to the management of the prawn and 
shrimp trap fisheries.

Ballots are being mailed out to all W and FW licence eligibility holders at the 
end of June for return by September 8, 2017. 

Representatives to the Board are elected for a 2 year term.
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Laurie Convey 250-756-7233
Mike Kattilakoski 250-756-7315
David Fogtmann 250-339-3799
Anna Magera 604-916-6743
Coral Keehn 604-627-3021

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0573
Sent June 23, 2017 at 1046