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- Federal government releases POLICY FOR CANADA'S
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES. This lays the ground rules
for fishery management in anticipation of extended
jurisdiction.
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- Canada unilaterally declares extended fisheries
jurisdiction (200 mile zone) based on articles 55
to 75 of Part V of the Third United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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1977 | - Establishment of the Canadian Atlantic Fisheries
Scientific Advisory Committee (CAFSAC), the
Groundfish Management Plan and the FO.1 level of
fishing effort.
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Aug. 1978 (released Jan, 1979) | - Newfoundland government publishes a multivolume
review of provincial fisheries policy, SETTING A
COURSE.
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Nov. 1978 | - Results in a WHITE PAPER ON STRATEGIES AND
PROGRAMS FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT TO 1985
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Jan. 1, 1979 | - The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
(NAFO) formally comes into existence.
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Dec. 31, 1979 | - The International Commission for Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries (ICNAF) which had controlled the North
Atlantic fisheries since 1949, is replaced by NAFO.
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Dec. 17, 1980 | - The report of Phase I of the provincial ROYAL
COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO THE INSHORE FISHERY OF
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR is released.
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Feb. 1981 | - A comprehensive report dealing with northern cod is
produced by NORDCO, IT WERE WELL TO LIVE MAINLY OFF
FISH.
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Oct. 21, 1981 | - The report of Phases II and III of the ROYAL
COMMISSION is completed.
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Feb. 17, 1983 | - The federal government's KIRBY Task Force report,
NAVIGATING TROUBLED WATERS is released.
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Sept. 26, 1983 | - A FISHERIES RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT is signed by the federal and Newfoundland governments. This
results in the formation of two giant fish
processing firms, FPI and National Sea.
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1984 | - Enterprise allocations are assigned in the
offshore groundfish fisheries (introduced in 1982
on a trial basis).
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Sept. 20, 1985 | - Newfoundland government announces a program aimed
at developing a middle distance fleet of vessels.
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Sept. 1986 | - Background paper to the provincial Royal Commission
on Employment and Unemployment is published:
FISHERIES POLICIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
PROPOSAL FOR A REVISED APPROACH TO MANAGING THE
INSHORE FISHERIES IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
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Dec. 1986 | - The KEATS REPORT, sponsored by the Newfoundland
Inshore Fisheries Association, examines DFO
calculations of 2J3KL cod stocks.
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June 6, 1987 | - The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is
formed. Administers federal development spending in
the Atlantic region.
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Nov. 19, 1987 | - The ALVERSON REPORT of the federal TASK GROUP ON
NEWFOUNDLAND INSHORE FISHERIES studies trends of
cod stocks.
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Feb. 22, 1988 | - Canada and Newfoundland sign a 5-year Inshore
Fisheries Development Subsidiary Agreement.
(NIFDA)
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May 1989 | - An INTERIM REPORT is released by the HARRIS
NORTHERN COD REVIEW PANEL, set up by the federal
government to report on the quality of the
scientific assessment of fish stocks.
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1989 | - A FEDERAL TASK FORCE ON NORTHERN COD is established
to devise more general fisheries policies and to
look at ways to reduce the economic impact of cuts
in fish quotas. (STEIN). (not released.)
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Mar. 1990 | - A COALITION FOR FISHERIES SURVIVAL is formed. Made
up of about 68 organizations with an interest in
the inshore fishery.
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Mar. 1990 | - FINAL REPORT of the HARRIS Panel is released.
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May 7, 1990 | - Federal government announces an emergency fisheries
package, the Atlantic Fisheries Adjustment Program
(AFAP).
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Oct. 1990 | - The DUNNE REPORT is published presenting its
implementation plan for the recommendations of the
HARRIS Panel.
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Nov. 27, 1990 | - The federal government announces a five year
Fisheries Alternative Program to be administered by
ACOA. Designed to create permanent employment for
displaced fisheries workers and diversify the
economy.
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Dec. 1990 | - MALONEY REPORT of the provincial Commission of
Enquiry into the Alleged Erosion of the
Newfoundland Fishery by Non-Newfoundland Interests
is published.
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June 7, 1991 | - Federal government announces the Plant Workers
Adjustment Program (PWAP); a downsizing package to
help older workers.
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Oct. 4, 1991 | - Federal government announces a fish aid package and
establishment of a Task Force on Incomes and
Adjustment in the Fishery.
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Feb. 17, 1992 | - CAFSAC releases its Advisory Document (92/2) on the
Northern Cod reporting a poor year for 1991.
CAFSAC advisory documents
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Mar. 30, 1992 | - A seven vessel convoy sets sail from St. John's to
the Grand Banks to protest foreign overfishing.
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June 4, 1992 | - NAFO's Scientific Council warns of low levels of
fisheries resources.
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June 6, 1992 | - A resolution is passed at the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development's Earth
Summit committing nations to the "conservation and
sustainable use of marine living resources on the
high seas."
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July 2, 1992 | - Federal government announces a two year MORATORIUM
on the northern cod fishery (2J3KL) and emergency
assistance payments to fishermen and plant workers.
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July 17, 1992 | - Federal government announces an increase in
compensation and a comprehensive adjustment program
for northern cod fishermen (NCARP).
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July 19, 1992 | - SONAR (Save our Northwest Atlantic Resources) is
formed by the Fishermen, Food and Allied Workers
Union and the Fisheries Association of Newfoundland
and Labrador.
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Sept. 18, 1992 | - The European Community agrees to abide by a NAFO
moratorium against catching northern cod outside
Canada's 200 mile zone.
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Dec. 18, 1992 | - A Fisheries Resource Conservation Council is
established. It replaces both CAFSAC and the
Atlantic Groundfish Advisory Committee.
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Jan. 21-24, 1993 | - Representatives from 47 United Nations countries
meet in St. John's to prepare for U.N. conferences
on High Seas Fisheries in New York in April and
July.
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Mar. 10, 1993 | - Federal government outlines a new licensing and
allocation scheme in the fishery which would
involve the creation of two boards - one Atlantic
and one Pacific. The Newfoundland government
denounces the federal plan.
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Mar. 31, 1993 | - Newfoundland government releases a policy framework
paper CHANGING TIDES promoting joint fisheries
management.
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Apr. 19-23, 1993 | - The organizational session of the United Nations
Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks takes place in New York.
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May 13, 1993 | - Legislation (Bill C-129) is tabled in the House of
Commons to create the two independent fishery
boards as outlined on March 10, 1993.
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June 18, 1993 | - Crosbie reports that the Scientific Council of NAFO
confirmed a decline in the northern cod stock.
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June 23, 1993 | - Federal minister of fisheries, John Crosbie,
retires.
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June 25, 1993 | - Ross Reid succeeds John Crosbie as federal minister
of fisheries.
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July 6, 1993 | - REPORT ON THE STATUS OF GROUNDFISH STOCKS is
released by the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans.
Indicates that the northern cod stock may not
recover until the end of the decade.
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July 12-30, 1993 | - U.N. Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks is held in New York.
Canada proposes a draft convention that "contains
legally binding obligations regarding conservation
and enforcement, as well as compulsory dispute
settlement." (Ross Reid)
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July 28, 1993 | - Paul Watson, Head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society, is charged with mischief and reckless
endangerment of a Cuban fishing vessel. He was
protesting foreign overfishing outside the 200 mile
limit.
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Aug. 2, 1993 | - A demonstration is held in St. John's by FORCE
(Fishers Organized for the Revitalization of
Communities and Ecosystems) in support of Paul
Watson's efforts to halt overfishing.
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Aug. 23, 1993 | - The Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
releases a report recommending closure of the cod
fishery off the south coast, reductions in TACs for
other fish, and a moratorium on the recreational
cod fishery off the east coast.
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Aug. 26, 1993 | - Ross Reid releases a second report from the FRCC
which calls for an international moratorium on
groundfish stocks that straddle the 200-mile limit.
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Aug. 26, 1993 | - Premier Clyde Wells delivers a statement on
fisheries management at the Annual Premiers'
Conference, Baddeck, N.S. (WEEK IN REVIEW)
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Aug. 31, 1993 | - Ross Reid announces the closure of the fishery off
the south coast of Newfoundland (3PS), the eastern
Scotian shelf, the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
and Sydney Bight.
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Sept. 3, 1993 | - Angry fishery workers demonstrate in Fortune
because of a dispute over scallop grounds off St.
Pierre - Miquelon. Another group protesting
closure of the south coast fishery trashes a
federal fisheries office in Grand Bank.
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Sept. 6-10, 1993 | - At its meeting in Halifax, NAFO extends the
moratorium on fishing for northern cod (2J3KL)
outside 200 miles to the end of 1994, but ignores
the FRCC's call for a ban on fishing cod on the
tail of the Grand Banks. Sets a 6000 tonne cod
quota instead.
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Sept. 13, 1993 | - Ross Reid announces that displaced fisherman who
qualify for unemployment insurance can take part in
make-work projects to tide them over until November
when benefits kick in.
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Sept. 18, 1993 | - Ross Reid announces changes in assistance for
fishermen who have qualified for fishermen's
unemployment insurance but are without income until
Nov. 15th as a result of fishery closures. Measures
to manage continuing Atlantic groundfish fisheries
and protect vulnerable stocks in closed areas were
also announced.
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Oct. 1, 1993 | - The Fisheries Crisis Alliance, a coalition of
church groups, municipalities, development
associations, unions and fishery organizations,
releases a petition calling for the restoration of
fish stocks. It is expected to be presented to the
Prime Minister on November 14th in St. John's.
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Oct. 20, 1993 | - A national campaign called No Fish, No Future is
launched by the Canadian Ocean Caucus, an alliance
made up of about 50 environmental groups across
Canada.
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Oct. 30, 1993 | - The Nova Scotia government rejects Premier Wells'
joint federal-provincial management scheme.
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Nov. 4, 1993 | - Brian Tobin is sworn in as federal fisheries
minister with the new Liberal government.
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Nov. 29, 1993 | - The Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
recommends that the northern cod moratorium be
extended through 1994 and that it should include
the cod fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and
areas off Nova Scotia.
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Dec. 6, 1993 | - Richard Cashin's Final Report of the Task Force on
Incomes and Adjustments in the Atlantic Fishery is
released: CHARTING A NEW COURSE: TOWARDS THE
FISHERY OF THE FUTURE. It recommends continuing
federal aid beyond May 1994 and making changes to
the UI system.
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Dec. 20, 1993 | - Brian Tobin announces the 1994 ATLANTIC GROUNDFISH
MANAGEMENT PLAN. The northern cod
moratorium will be continued indefinitely. The
only cod fishery in Atlantic Canada in 1994 will
be the western Scotian Shelf area and the
Georges Bank area in the Southern Gulf of St.
Lawrence.
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Dec. 20, 1993 | - Federal Defence Minister David Collenette suggests
that the navy may be called in to deal with those
accused of overfishing outside Canada's 200-mile
limit.
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Jan. 11, 1994 | - Brian Tobin meets with Yannis Paleokrassas,
European Union fisheries commissioner and asks for
help in dealing with boats from European countries
which avoid catch restrictions outside Canada's
200-mile zone by reflagging their boats in Panama,
Honduras and Belize. The EC agrees to join Canada,
Japan and Russia in the surveillance of European
countries that fly these "flags of convenience".
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Jan. 18, 1994 | - The Liberal government reiterates a promise in its
Throne Speech to end foreign overfishing of the
East Coast fish stocks.
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Jan. 31, 1994 | - Ottawa bans the recreational cod fishery off
southern Labrador and the island's northeast and
south coasts. Fishing cod for personal consumption
is no longer allowed.
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Feb. 17, 1994 | - NAFO votes for a one-year international moratorium
on fishing southern Grand Banks cod. Three of the
eleven members abstain from voting - Denmark,
Norway and the European Union.
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Feb. 22, 1994 | - Ottawa budgets $1.9 billion over five years for
fishery relief. Payments are expected to average
between $270 and $285 a week under the new program
- compared to average weekly cheques of $300 under
the current package which expires May 15th.
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Feb. 25, 1994 | - Prime Minister Chretien is presented with a
petition in St. John's calling for the restoration
of cod stocks. The signatures were collected by
the Fisheries Crisis Alliance.
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Mar. 14, 1994 | - Tobin addresses a United Nations conference on
fish stocks, calling for a convention with binding
regulations to halt overfishing on the high seas.
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Mar. 30, 1994 | - A teleconference takes place between a House of
Commons committee in Ottawa chaired by Ron
MacDonald and fishermen in St. John's. Advice is
sought concerning the new $1.9 billion, five-year
fisheries aid package.
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Apr. 2, 1994 | - DFO officials seize the Kristina Logos, a trawler
flying the Panamanian flag, in fishing area 3NO -
an area placed under NAFO moratorium on February
17th.
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Apr. 12, 1994 | - The Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
chaired by Ron MacDonald presents its report on
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Apr. 19, 1994 | - Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin and Human Resources
Minister Lloyd Axworthy announce a new fish aid
program, The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (TAGS).
It will replace the Northern Cod Adjustment and
Recovery Program (NCARP) and the Atlantic
Groundfish Adjustment Program (AGAP) as of May
16th. The 5-year, $1.9 billion package is aimed
at reducing the number of fishery workers who
currently depend on NCARP from 30,000 to 7,000.
Industry renewal boards in each province will be
responsible for downsizing the Atlantic groundfish
industry. Maximum weekly payments will drop by
six per cent.
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Apr. 27, 1994 | - Tobin lifts a two-year old freeze on more than
3,000 groundfish licenses in Atlantic Canada.
They will be returned to fishermen who are
considered professionals according to standards
developed by the government and various industry
sectors.
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Apr. 28, 1994 | - Premier Wells meets with Prime Minister Chretien
and asks for immediate action in halting foreign
overfishing outside Canada's 200-mile limit.
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May 4, 1994 | - New regulations come into force requiring that
Canadian fishing vessels operating on the highseas
or in the waters of another country be licensed by
Canada (SOR/94-296, 1994 Canada Gazette Part II,
p. 1819)
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May 10, 1994 | - Tobin tables legislation which will give Canada
authority to stop vessels suspected of fishing
illegally beyond its 200-mile limit and to arrest
flag-of-convenience and stateless vessels fishing
for endangered fish stocks. It will allow Canada
to identify the straddling stocks in danger,
enact conservation regulations and compile a list
of vessels against which these regulations will be
enforced. (See Bill C-29: An Act to amend the
Coastal Fisheries Protection Act)
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May 26, 1994 | - Canada ratifies a new international agreement to
prevent overfishing on the high seas. Under the
agreement, ships flying the Canadian flag must
obey the conservation regulations set by
international fisheries organizations.
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June 16-17, 1994 | - The 20th annual meeting of Eastern Canadian
premiers and New England governors is held in St.
John's. A main resolution calls on Canada and the
United States to extend their jurisdictions over
highseas fishing grounds if a United Nations
conference later this summer fails to prevent
overfishing by the Europeans.
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June 28, 1994 | - The REPORT ON THE STATUS OF GROUNDFISH STOCKS IN
THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST ATLANTIC is released. The
northern cod stock declined during 1993.
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July 7, 1994 | - A new survey of northern cod stocks shows that
for the first time in the 1990s, the number of cod
has not declined and a new aggregation of juvenile
cod was discovered in the Hamilton Banks area.
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July 21, 1994 | - Tobin announces that the cod food fishery will
reopen for two specified days per week between
August 26th and September 30th.
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August 15-26, 1994 | - A United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Species is held in New
York. It ends with a draft treaty that would
regulate fishing on the high seas and an agreement
to continue negotiations into 1995 to make it
legally binding.
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Aug. 24, 1994 | - Tobin announces the rules for the cod food
fishery. It will operate Friday and Saturday of
each week from August 26th until September 24th.
No licence is needed but there's a daily bag limit
of 10 fish per person and only handlines or
angling gear is allowed.
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Aug. 26, 1994 | - Clyde Wells restructures the Department of
Fisheries. It absorbs the agricultural
component of the former Dept. of Forestry and
Agriculture to become the Dept. of Fisheries, Food
and Agriculture headed by Bud Hulan. A new emphasis
will be placed on product development,
manufacturing and market promotion.
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Sept. 17, 1994 | - Tobin decides the food fishery will close after
today instead of the 24th.
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Sept. 19-23, 1994 | - NAFO holds its meeting in Dartmouth. It agrees to
continue the moratorium on northern cod and
flounder on the Grand Banks.
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Sept. 20-23, 1994 | - The Coastal Zone Canada 1994 Conference is held in
Halifax with the declining Atlantic fishery as a
major topic.
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Oct. 14, 1994 | - Tobin announces the establishment of Harvesting
Adjustment Boards to reduce harvesting capacity in
the Atlantic groundfish industry. Richard Cashin
is chair of the Newfoundland Board.
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Oct. 19, 1994 | - The Fisheries Council of Canada releases a report
that recommends that the Atlantic fishery be run
as a business : BUILDING A FISHERY THAT WORKS: A
VISION FOR THE ATLANTIC FISHERIES.
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Oct 27, 1994 | - John Anderson, head of fisheries ecology for the
federal Fisheries department's regional office
reports at the Symposium on Biology and Ecology of
Northwest Atlantic Cod that for the first time in
years, scientists have found young cod off
Newfoundland's northeastern coast.
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Nov. 8, 1994 | - The FRCC reports that the northern cod stock
continued to decline in 1993 and recommends
closing the caplin fishery and "significantly
reducing" all seal populations: CONSERVATION:
STAY THE COURSE.
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Dec. 21, 1994 | - Tobin announces the 1995 Atlantic Groundfish
Management Plan which adopts most of the
conservation recommendations made by the Fisheries
Resource Conservation Council.
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Jan. 9, 1995 | - Canada and Norway make a tentative agreement which
would allow the arrest of each other's vessels if
found fishing illegally outside of each other's 200-
mile zones. They also agree to bar any country's
trawlers from their ports if the ships violated the
other country's rules.
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Jan. 24, 1995 | - DFO reports that the latest research surveys of
fishing grounds off northeastern Newfoundland and
Labrador indicate the northern cod stock has
virtually disappeared.
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Feb. 21, 1995 | - The premiers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I.
and Newfoundland agree that Canada should resist any
action by the European Union to fish turbot, other
than in accordance with the NAFO decision. They
express strong support for the Government of
Canada taking any action Canadian laws permit to
ensure that the turbot resource on the Grand Banks
is not fished at levels in excess of the quotas
established by NAFO. (WEEK IN REVIEW)
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March 9, 1995 | - DFO officials arrest and seize the Spanish trawler
Estai for overfishing turbot outside Canada's 200-
mile limit.
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Mar. 12, 1995 | - The captain of the Estai is charged with illegally
fishing turbot, obstructing a fishery officer,
destroying fishing gear and failing to stop the
Estai.
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Mar. 15, 1995 | - The Estai is released on $500,000 bond. Its nets
which were cut from the vessel prior to being seized
are found. They show that undersized fish were
caught with illegal gear.
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Mar. 26, 1995 | - Canadian fisheries officers cut the nets of a Spanish
trawler, Pescamaro Uno, with a warp cutter.
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Mar. 27, 1995 | - The United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Stocks is held in New
York. Brian Tobin and Clyde Wells show journalists
the nets from the Estai.
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Apr. 15, 1995 | - Canada and the European Union reach an agreement to
conserve and protect stocks that straddle Canada's
200-mile limit. This resolves the dispute over the
fishing of Greenland halibut. The Canada - EU Control and
Enforcement Agreement includes the following:
independent, full-time observers on board vessels at all
times; enhanced surveillance via satellite tracking;
increased inspections and quick reporting of infractions;
verification of gear and catch records; timely and
significant penalties to deter violations; new minimum
fish size limits; and improved dockside monitoring.
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May 1995 | - DFO scientists locate a large school of cod estimated at
between 10,000 and 20,000 tonnes in Smith Sound, Trinity
Bay (Division 3L). Older, spawning cod make up part of the
stock.
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June 16, 1995 | - Brian Tobin and Clyde Wells announce a five-year $100
million Economic Renewal Program to be cost-shared by the
federal and provincial governments. Will target specific
sectors outside the traditional fishery that offer the
most growth potential over the medium to long term.
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June 28, 1995 | - Brian Tobin announces the results of a study showing that
seals feed on 6.9 million tonnes of fish and other prey
annually. Cod make up about three per cent (88,000 tonnes)
of the harp seal diet in Newfoundland waters.
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June 29, 1995 | - Brian Tobin releases the latest groundfish stock status
report showing most stocks remain at or near the lowest
level ever observed.
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Aug. 4, 1995 | - The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December
1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks is
adopted and is expected to be ratified in the fall by
the UN General Assembly. The agreement requires
fishermen to report the size of their catches to regional
organizations that would set quotas and permits the
boarding of vessels that violate fishing regulations.
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Aug. 10, 1995 | - Human Resources Development Minister Lloyd Axworthy
announces changes to the TAGS program effective September
1st which include changes to the way earnings are
reported, a two week period each year when benefits won't be
paid and a $20,000 threshold after which benefits are
adjusted.
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Aug. 22, 1995 | - Axworthy announces that instead of a two week period
without benefits, TAGS benefits will be reduced over a 20
week period between November and mid-March.
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Aug. 25, 1995 | - Tobin announces that there will be no recreational cod
fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador this year.
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Sept. 15, 1995 | - Tobin announces that NAFO has adopted "the toughest set of
control and enforcement measures of any fisheries
management organization in the world." These measures are
based on the control measures in the April 16 conservation
agreement between Canada and the EU but, effective January
1, 1996, will apply to vessels from all 15 NAFO
contracting parties. NAFO also decides to continue the
moratoria for dangerously depleted straddling stocks of
cod and flounder.
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Oct. 11, 1995 | - Several announcements are made in Tobin's speech to the
St. John's Board of Trade. He reports that after
consultations with industry, he and Lloyd Axworthy have
resolved the 1995-96 funding for The Atlantic Groundfish
Strategy (TAGS). There will be no reductions in benefits.
Payments totalling $31 million have been authorized to 252
licence holders in the first round of bidding under the
Groundfish Licence Retirement Program. He also announces
that agreement in principle has been reached on early
retirement programs for fishermen in Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
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Oct. 19-20, 1995 | - Tobin hosts a North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers
Conference in St. John's. The ministers attending are the
Fisheries Ministers of Canada, the Faroe Islands, Iceland,
Norway and Russia.
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Nov. 15, 1995 | - The Newfoundland government announces the details of the
early retirement program for Newfoundland fisheries
workers 55-64 years old. Funded 70 per cent by the federal
government and 30 per cent by the Newfoundland government,
the program will enable 1,300 to 1,400 individuals in the
province to retire voluntarily from the fishery.
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Dec. 4, 1995 | - Canada signs the United Nations Agreement on Straddling
and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
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Dec. 11, 1995 | - Major amendments to the Fisheries Act are tabled in the
House of Commons. The goal is to create a single
integrated statute for the management of domestic and foreign
fishing in Canadian and adjacent waters. The Coastal
Fisheries Protection Act will be repealed and its
provisions integrated into the new Fisheries Act.
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Dec. 18, 1995 | - Brian Tobin announces that he has accepted most of the
recommended conservation measures of the FRCC (Conservation
Come Aboard) and will not reopen any commercial fisheries.
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Dec. 20, 1995 | - Brian Tobin announces the framework for a new licencing
policy for commercial fisheries on the Atlantic coast.
Under the new policy, the inshore fishery will be made up
of a professional core group of a limited number of
enterprises. Each enterprise will be headed by a
professional fisherman and will be encouraged to hold
multiple licences.
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Jan. 9, 1996 | - Tobin announces that he will be stepping down as Minister
of Fisheries and running for leadership of the Liberal Party in
Newfoundland.
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Jan. 25, 1996 | - Fred Mifflin is sworn in as Canada's Minister of Fisheries.
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Mar. 14, 1996 |
- John Efford is sworn in as Newfoundland's Minister of
Fisheries and Aquaculture in Brian Tobin's Liberal government.
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- FFAW urges Ottawa to drop licensing proposal in favour of a program of professionalization developed by the Union through consultations with fishermen.
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| April 19, 1996 |
- John Efford outlines draft legislation for the establishment of a Fish Harvesters Certification Board, allowing fishermen to become professionals in their field.
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| April 1996 |
- Richard Cashin submits a strategy to the provincial Dept. of Fisheries and Aquaculture to aid in decisions on plant openings and closings.
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| June 1996 |
- Canada re-opens ports to European Union fishing vessels after nearly a decade during which they were denied access. The decision is in recognition that EU countries have co-operated in conserving straddling fish stocks over the past 12 months.
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| June 1996 |
- A report by the Canadian Council of Fish Harvesters brings together the views of fishermen across Canada on how the future fishery should be shaped: CREATING NEW WEALTH FROM THE SEA.
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| June 18, 1996 |
- The Professional Fish Harvester's Act is passed by the House of Assembly.
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- Minister Mifflin announces a sentinel fishery survey for the second year in a row. Contracts are awarded to the Fish, Food and Allied Workers' Union, the Petty Harbour Fisherman's Co-operative Society and the Fogo Island Co-operative.
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| June 27, 1996 |
- DFO presents the 1996 Atlantic Groundfish Stock Status Report to the FRCC. It says improved environmental conditions over the last 2 years have resulted in healthier fish but the cod stocks are fragile and the recovery is just beginning.
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| July 7, 1996 |
- Minister Mifflin heeds the advice from the FFAW concerning the federal licensing policy and adopts seven of the nine proposals from the Union.
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| Sept. 1996 |
- NAFO agrees that once the northern cod fishery re-opens, Canada will, for the first time, set the TAC for northern cod, and that foreign catches of this stock outside 200 miles will be limited to five per cent of the TAC. Agreement is locked in until 2005.
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| Sept. 1996 |
- Food fishery is permitted, despite controversy, during Sept. 20-22 and Sept. 27-29 in all coastal areas of the province and along the lower north shore of Quebec. Each person may catch no more than 10 groundfish (which includes no more than one halibut) per day with a maximum of 50 fish per boat per day.
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| Oct. 3, 1996 |
- Minister Mifflin tables a new Fisheries Act, the first major rewrite of the Act since the last century. It is bill C-62.
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| Oct. 24, 1996 |
- The FRCC recommends to Mifflin that in 1997 low level re-openings of commercial cod fisheries be allowed off the southern and western coasts of Newfoundland as well as the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence: BUILDING THE BRIDGE.
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| Nov. 1996 |
- Report funded by ISER in partnership with FishNet, suggests women have faced more barriers than men in coping with the collapse of the cod fishery: OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
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| Nov. 7, 1996 |
- Richard Cashin submits the final report of the Fishing Industry Renewal Board: A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR FISH PROCESSING FINAL REPORT.
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| April 17, 1997 |
- Minister Mifflin officially announces that two East coast commercial cod fisheries will partly reopen May 1st. There are quotas of 10,000 tonnes for the south coast of Newfoundland (3Ps) and 6000 tonnes in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RS3Pn).
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| May 1997 |
- DFO criticized in article written by Jeffrey Hutchings, Richard Haedrich and Carl Walters entitled "Is scientific inquiry incompatible with government information control?" (Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences vol. 54 (5), pp. 1198-1210).
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| May 20, 1997 |
- Commercial cod fishery reopens in zones 3Ps and 4Rs3Pn.
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| June 11, 1997 |
- David Anderson becomes Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
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| July 1997 |
- An article in Canadian Geographic (July-Aug. 1997, vol. 117(4), p. 18, 22) reveals that in April, Kim Bell, of Memorial University of Newfoundland, recommended to COSEWIC, after 3 years of study, that the Atlantic cod be considered an endangered species.
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| Sept. 1-6, 1997 |
- International Summit of the Sea Conference is held in St. John's.
Fisheries Minister Anderson signs an international Oceans Charter and admits that Ottawa made errors in fisheries management in the past. SUMMIT OF THE SEA CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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| Sept. 12-14, 1997 |
- Food fishery permitted on south and west coasts of Newfoundland.
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| Sept. 19-21, 1997 |
- Food fishery permitted for second weekend.
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| March 23, 1998 |
- Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries is released - chaired by George Baker. Calls on Ottawa to ban foreign fishing, continue TAGS and accept blame for collapse of northern cod stock: EAST COAST REPORT.
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| March 27, 1998 |
- The FRCC releases its advice to DFO - recommends continued moratoria on cod for the east and northeast coasts, but the establishment of an index program of 4,000 tonnes.
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| April 24, 1998 |
- Atlantic cod is designated one of Canada's "vulnerable" species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
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| May 1998 |
- Michael Harris describes the events that led to the crisis in the Atlantic groundfish fishery, and outlines the involvement of the federal and provincial governments and scientists in his book: LAMENT FOR AN OCEAN: THE COLLAPSE OF THE ATLANTIC COD FISHERY: A TRUE CRIME STORY.
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| May 28, 1998 |
- Atlantic Groundfish Management Plan is announced. The cod quota is reduced from 6000 tonnes to 3000 tonnes along the west and south coasts and a portion of a turbot quota is transferred to Quebec, leading to protests by hundreds of fisheries workers along the west coast.
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| June 1998 |
- Minister Anderson rescinds decisions after protests and agrees to a 3000 tonne commercial hook and line fishery instead of the test fishery for the west coast and restores the province's share of the turbot quota in the Gulf to 18 per cent.
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| June 19, 1998 |
- The post-TAGS fisheries restructuring package is announced. $730 million for Atlantic Canada with emphasis on early retirement and license buyouts.
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| Aug. 28-29, 1998 |
- Recreational food fishery allowed for Newfoundland and the lower North Shore of Quebec. Decision goes against recommendation of FRCC.
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| Sept. 1998 |
- NAFO formally adopts 100 per cent observer coverage for all fishing vessels in the NAFO regulatory area outside Canada's 200-mile limit.
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| Sept. 23, 1998 |
- Dr. George Rose says cod in the 1994 class are beginning to spawn off Labrador, showing signs of recovery for the northern cod stock.
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| Sept. 24, 1998 |
- Commercial test index fishery begins along the east and northeast coasts and will continue for three weeks.
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| Oct. 1, 1998 |
- $250 million license buyback program is announced.
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| Nov. 1998 |
- FRCC recommends that an interim quota of 6,700 tonnes be set for cod on the south coast between Jan. 1 and April 30.
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| Dec. 4, 1998 |
- The International Court of Justice decides not to hear Spain's claim against Canada arising from the arrest of the Spanish fishing vessel Estai during the 1995 Turbot War.
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| Dec. 31, 1998 |
- Minister Anderson announces an interim cod quota of 3,000 tonnes for the south coast between Jan. 1 and April 30 as part of the 1999 groundfish management measures. The plan marks the beginning of a new management cycle for the non-NAFO groundfish stocks. The change is made to respond to industry requests for more timely preparation and announcement of the groundfish management plan.
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| Jan. 15, 1999 |
- The framework for a three-year Canada-Newfoundland Agreement on Economic Development and Fisheries Adjustment which will be cost-shared between the federal and provincial governments is announced. The two main programs are Regional Economic Development and Strategic Investment.
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| Feb. 5, 1999 |
- The Fish, Food and Allied Workers' Union releases a policy paper prepared by its Inshore Council which establishes a set of basic principles for resource sharing and management so that fish harvesters present a united front to government instead of being constantly divided by fleet sector: THE FISHERY OF THE FUTURE.
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| March 9, 1999 |
- John Efford holds a press conference where he urges Ottawa to recognize the severity of harp seal predation on cod and other groundfish stocks and releases video footage of dead cod in Bonavista Bay with livers ripped out.
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| April 9, 1999 |
- Presentations made during the FRCC's annual consultation meeting offers conflicting reports, based on the same data, highlighting the continuing debate within the science community. DFO scientist George Lilly and former DFO scientist, George Winters, hired by the FFAW, present different conclusions.
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| April 29, 1999 |
- Minister Anderson asks the FRCC to defer its recommendations to allow for a scientific peer review of George Winters' findings.
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| May 6, 1999 |
- John Efford applauds the FRCC's recommendations to DFO to reduce the seal herds by up to 50 per cent of their current population levels and to increase the 3Ps quota of cod stock from 20,000 tonnes to 30,000 tonnes: 1999 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS FRCC.99.R.1
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| May 1999 |
- Peer review of cod stock report by George Winters is completed:
PEER REVIEW OF SOME ANALYSES OF THE STATUS OF NORTHERN COD CONDUCTED BY DR. G. WINTERS
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| May 27, 1999 |
- The FRCC submits its recommendation on 2J3KL stocks - a limited commercial fishery with a TAC for northern cod of between 6,000 and 9,000 tonnes. The report claims that deliberations were difficult due to inadequate scientific data. 1999 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 2J3KL COD
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| June 2, 1999 |
- Minister Anderson announces an increase in the TAC for cod in 3Ps to 30,000 tonnes from 20,000 tonnes, an increase in the TAC for 4RS3Pn to 7,500 tonnes from 3,000 and a new management cycle to facilitate an earlier start to fisheries.
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| June 23, 1999 |
- Minister Anderson announces that he is lifting the 7 year old moratorium on the northern cod stock in 2J3KL in the interests of science. A limited commercial fishery for the inshore portion of 2J3KL with a TAC of 9,000 tonnes will take place in 2 phases, one in July and one in the Fall.
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| July 30, 1999 |
- Recreational food fishery (hook and line only) runs for 3 days.
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| Aug. 3, 1999 |
- Herb Dhaliwal is appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
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| Aug. 5, 1999 |
- Canada ratifies the United Nations Fisheries Agreement (UNFA), also known as the Straddling Stocks Convention. The Agreement has now been ratified by 23 countries, with 30 parties required to come into force.
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| Aug. 17, 1999 |
- George Baker (ACOA) and Premier Tobin sign the three-year $81.25 million Economic Development Component of the Fisheries Adjustment and Restructuring Initiative.
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| Aug. 28-30, 1999 |
- 2nd weekend for recreational food fishery (hook and line only).
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| Aug. 30, 1999 |
- George Baker (ACOA) and Premier Tobin announce a $10 million Fisheries Diversification Program as part of the $81.25 million Economic Development Component of the Fisheries Adjustment and Restructuring Initiative.
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| Sept. 4-5, 1999 |
- 3rd weekend for recreational food fishery (hook and line only).
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| Jan. 18, 2000 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for the south coast (3Ps) be cut by one-third from 30,000 tonnes to 20,000 tonnes. It is concerned with the increased concentration of the fishery in Placentia Bay, the shift towards gillnets and the focus on the 1989 and 1990 year classes. CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS - FRCC.2000.R.1
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| Jan. 31, 2000 |
- Minister Dhaliwal and John Efford sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will increase cooperation and coordination between the two governments in the development of emerging fisheries.
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| March 7, 2000 |
- DFO announces the closure of Placentia Bay to commercial cod fishing in order to protect spawning cod.
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| March 14-15, 2000 |
- Dept. of Fisheries and Aquaculture hosts Fisheries Forum 2000 to examine the issues of sustainability and viability in the province's fishing industry. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
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| March 31, 2000 |
- Minister Dhaliwal announces a reduction in the TAC for the south coast (3Ps) fishery to 20,000 tonnes from last year's 30,000 tonnes in order to address poor recruitment and a decline in spawning stock biomass.
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| April 7, 2000 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for cod stocks along the west and southwest coasts (4RS3Pn) be reduced to 7,000 tonnes from 7,500 tonnes. One concern was the possible impact of oil and gas activity on fish stocks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 2000/2001 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS - FRCC.2000.R.3
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| April 2000 |
- DFO scientists release the stock status report for northern cod and state that the stock shows little signs of recovery. The offshore areas have an estimated three per cent of the cod present in the 1980s. The biomass is estimated at 60,000 tonnes.
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| May 24, 2000 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for northern cod be reduced to 7,000 from 9,000 tonnes. It also recommends the establishment of "seal exclusion zones". 2000/2001 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS - FRCC.00.R.4
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| June 14, 2000 |
- Minister Dhaliwal announces a reduction in the TAC for northern cod from 9,000 tonnes to 7,000 tonnes. The fishery will be considered an index fishery with the objective of providing scientists with additional information on the stock. It will take place in 2 phases - July and early Fall. The sentinel fishery and the food fishery will continue as well.
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| Aug. 25-27, 2000 |
- Food fishery takes place.
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| Sept. 2-4, 2000 |
- Food fishery takes place.
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| Sept. 23-24, 2000 |
- Food fishery takes place.
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| Oct. 2000 |
- Fish harvesters on the south side of Bonavista Bay call for the cancellation of the food fishery in 2001 in light of the current TAC reduction.
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| Feb. 7, 2001 |
- DFO releases a discussion document that indicates a major overhaul of fishery management is long overdue. It admits the structure is too paternalistic and that a definition of conservation needs to be developed. THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES ON CANADA'S ATLANTIC COAST: A DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON POLICY DIRECTION AND PRINCIPLES
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| Feb. 2001 |
- Gerry Reid is appointed Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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| March 6, 2001 |
- FRCC recommends that the cod quota in 3Ps off the south coast be cut from 20,000 to 15,000 tonnes for the next 2 seasons and urged strict limits on the use of gill nets and a crackdown on the amount of fish being discarded or dumped at sea. 2001 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUNDFISH STOCKS IN SUB-AREAS 0, 2 + 3 (FRCC.2001.R.2)
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| April 5, 2001 |
- Minister Dhaliwal cuts the TAC for 3Ps cod to 15,000 as recommended by the FRCC.
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| April 9, 2001 |
- DFO's stock status report for northern cod indicates dismal shape - the 2J and 3KL cod spawner biomass remains at an extremely low level and there is no evidence of a recovery. It puts the biomass at not more than 77,000 tonnes and predation by harp seals is estimated at 37,000 tonnes, almost half of that.
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| April 12, 2001 |
- Angry fishermen, frustrated over hints that DFO plans to allow a recreational food fishery for a longer period , hijack the FRCC meeting in Clarenville. DFO commits to meet with fishermen.
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| April 19, 2001 |
- FRCC recommends that a 7,000 tonne quota in the Gulf of St. Lawrence be maintained. 2001/2002 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS - FRCC.2001.R.3
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| May 2, 2001 |
- DFO asks for feedback on the Marine Recreational Licence Program, a pilot project that proposes a new system of licences and tags to replace the annual two weekend food fishery.
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| May 24, 2001 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for northern cod be reduced for a second year in a row, this time from 7,000 to 5,600 tonnes in 2J3KL. It also recommends only sentinel and index fisheries be prosecuted in 3KL - with sentinel fisheries only in 2J - and does not support a recreational fishery there. 2001/2002 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS - FRCC.2001.R.5
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| May 31, 2001 |
- DFO announces that the TAC for the Gulf of St. Lawrence will remain at 7,000 tonnes.
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| June 28, 2001 |
- Minister Dhaliwal announces the creation and membership of the Independent Panel on Access Criteria. Its report will contribute to the development and implementation of a policy framework for the long-term, sustainable management of Atlantic fisheries.
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| July 3, 2001 |
- DFO announces the Atlantic Recreational Fishing Licence Program which will run until September 19 and require participants to purchase licences based on the tag system replacing the previous food fishery structure. Individuals who pay $10 can obtain 30 tags, providing access to a maximum of 30 cod over the entire season.
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| July 3, 2001 |
- DFO announces the TAC for northern cod is reduced to 5,600 tonnes and will be in place for the next three years. It will be an index fishery that will continue to be monitored closely.
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| July 30, 2001 |
- DFO introduces a mandatory gillnet tagging program in the Newfoundland region, believing that it will reduce concerns over lost or abandoned nets, excessive numbers of nets in use, and the use of illegal mesh sizes.
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| Sept. 6, 2001 |
- Gerry Reid announces the establishment of the Special Panel on Corporate Concentration in the Fishing Industry, chaired by Les Dean.
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| Nov. 29, 2001 |
- The Special Panel on Corporate Concentration in the Fishing Industry releases its report. Some of its recommendations include a legislative review and revision of the Fish Inspection Act, the creation of an arm's length Fish Processing Licensing Board, and increased efforts into fisheries policy integration with the establishment of a Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Policy Co-ordination Council. REPORT
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| Jan. 2002 |
- Robert Thibault is appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
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| Jan. 2002 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for 3Ps be frozen at 15,000 tonnes for the 2002-2003 season.
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| Feb. 1, 2002 |
- NAFO members ignore several Canadian conservation proposals, including a restriction on the depth under which the turbot fishery would be conducted to protect other endangered species such as cod. The Canadian delegation showed evidence of widespread recent infractions by Russian, Portuguese and other European fleets, including the use of small-mesh nets and the catching of prohibited species, such as cod.
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| March 2002 |
- The REPORT of the Independent Panel on Access Criteria (IPAC) is released. Reid is pleased that the panel recommends adjacency be the highest priority factor for determining access to fisheries resources, followed by historical participation and economic viability. But he takes issue with the Panel's definition of adjacency. The panel's view is that the farther you move offshore, the less influence adjacency should have in access decisions. The province argues that waters should be treated as adjacent all the way to the 200 mile limit.
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| April 2002 |
- FRCC recommends that the TAC for the cod stock in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4R) be maintained at 7,000 tonnes. (FRCC.2002.R.2)
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| May 7, 2002 |
- Minister Thibault accepts all of the TAC levels recommended by the FRCC for the year 2002, which will all be rolled over from last year.
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| May 22, 2002 |
- FRCC warns DFO that the recreational cod fishery is hindering the recovery of the northern cod stock and recommends that it reduce the number of licences sold, restrict them geographically and reduce the number of fish individuals can catch.
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| June 2002 |
- A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries presents a report to Minister Thibault which says Canada should pull out of NAFO and extend custodial jurisdiction over the bit of continental shelf which lies just beyond Canada's 200 mile limit. Thibault responds within 24 hours, saying he would not follow its recommendations. FOREIGN OVERFISHING: ITS IMPACTS AND SOLUTIONS
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| June 26, 2002 |
- Gerry Reid announces the establishment of a Provincial Advisory Council on Foreign Overfishing.
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| July 2, 2002 |
- Provincial government marks 10th anniversary of the northern cod moratorium with the unveiling of a plaque in the Confederation Building.
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| July 10, 2002 |
- DFO announces that it will allow the recreational food fishery to continue for another year, but at a reduced scale. The season is reduced to 6 weeks, Aug. 1-Sept. 15. DFO also announces that the TAC for northern cod will remain at 5,600 tonnes.
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| Sept. 13, 2002 |
- DFO extends the recreational food fishery to Sept. 22.
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| Sept. 17, 2002 |
- A non-partisan coalition led by provincial Tory leader Danny Williams sends a petition to Ottawa with 18,000 signatures calling for custodial management on the continental shelf outside the 200 mile limit.
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| Sept. 20, 2002 |
- Gerry Reid attends the 24th annual meeting of NAFO in Santiago de Compostela, Spain as an observer with the Canadian delegation and is angry that members vote for a 42,000 tonne turbot quota in spite of advice from its scientific council that a limit of 36,000 tonnes was needed to preserve the turbot. He states that NAFO is a completely ineffective organization for Newfoundland and Labrador.
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| Nov. 5, 2002 |
- Gerry Reid meets with officials from the World Wildlife Fund to discuss alternative approaches to the management of the fishery outside of Canada's 200 mile limit. Both parties agree that the current approach to fisheries management through NAFO is not working.
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| Nov. 8, 2002 |
- Minister Thibault accepts the IPAC recommendations despite the province's disagreement with the Panel's use of equity as an access principle, and on their definition of adjacency.
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| Nov. 21, 2002 |
- News that Ottawa may close down most of the remaining Atlantic cod fishery in March is leaked to the media causing an uproar in the province. The news comes before the FRCC has concluded their consultation meetings in preparation for their report to the Minister.
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| Nov. 21, 2002 |
- An All-Party Committee is formed in the House of Assembly and a resolution is passed in response to the potential closure of the 3Pn4RS and 2J3KL cod fisheries.
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| Dec. 2, 2002 |
- Minister Thibault meets with fisheries ministers and says that Ottawa is still gathering information and no decision has been made, either on a shutdown or compensation. More than 15,000 fishermen and plant workers in Quebec and Newfoundland could be affected.
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| Jan. 14, 2003 |
- FRCC recommends that the cod quota for 3Ps remain at 15,000 tonnes.
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| Feb. 17, 2003 |
- Yvonne Jones is appointed Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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| March 2003 |
- George Rose submits his report to the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada which recommends that the province should have its own fish science program. More specifically, that Memorial University should establish an academically-based Newfoundland and Labrador Fusheries Science Centre. FISHERIES RESOURCES AND SCIENCE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT
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| March 17, 2003 |
- The Federal and Provincial All-Party Committee presents its report on 2J3KL and 3Pn4RS cod fisheries to Minister Thibault. It presents alternatives to full closure of the cod fisheries such as reducing the seal population, improving fisheries science, sustainable fishing practices and improved enforcement of fisheries management regulations. STABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND PROSPERITY: CHARTING A FUTURE FOR NORTHERN AND GULF COD STOCKS
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| March 25, 2003 |
- House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans once again urges Ottawa to take over management of fisheries in international waters off Newfoundland, a recommendation that was rejected in June. CUSTODIAL MANAGEMENT OUTSIDE CANADA'S 200-MILE LIMIT
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| March 26, 2003 |
- FRCC recommends a reduction in TAC to 3,500 from 7,000 tonnes in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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| March 27, 2003 |
- FRCC releases its report on 2J3KL stocks and recommends a reduction in the sentinel fishery to 1,500 tonnes, no east coast recreational cod fishery, no capelin fishery, the creation of seal exclusion zones and the development of inshore councils with direct involvement in fisheries matters. 2003/2004 CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
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| April 2, 2003 |
- DFO announces that the TAC for cod in the 3Ps zone will remain at 15,000 tonnes.
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| April 2, 2003 |
- The Fisheries Recovery Action Committee chaired by Fred Winsor, presents its wide-ranging proposal, the 3L Eco-Zone, to Minister Thibault, urging him to revive harvesting practices that sustained the industry for hundreds of years.
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| April 2003 |
- Tens of thousands of cod are found dead in Smith Sound, Trinity Bay. Scientists conclude that colder than normal water in Smith Sound was the reason.
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| April 24, 2003 |
- Minister Thibault announces the closure of the cod fishery in 2J3KL and 3Pn4RS and the closure of the food fishery in the province. The south coast (3Ps) fishery will remain open. The compensation plan is a $50 million, four-part action plan which will see $44 million go towards short-term job creation in the next 2 years.
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| May 2, 2003 |
- COSEWIC designates several cod stocks, including northern cod (2J3KL), as endangered, and the Laurentian North cod population, including the south coast (3Ps) and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn4RS) stocks, as threatened. ASSESSMENT AND UPDATE STATUS REPORT
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| May 3, 2003 |
- A public rally is held in Port aux Basques in protest against the closure of the cod fisheries. It follows a week of protests involving closure of highways and occupation of DFO offices.
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| May 9, 2003 |
- Premier Grimes tables a resolution that calls for federal-provincial negotiations that would lead to establishing a joint management regime over fisheries adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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| May 14, 2003 |
- House of Assembly unanimously passes a resolution seeking negotiations between the province and the Government of Canada on the establishment of a joint management regime for fisheries. To ensure that both governments enter into this new arrangement as equal partners, the resolution also seeks changes to the Terms of Union that would provide the province with shared jurisdiction over fisheries in waters adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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| May 26, 2003 |
- Premier Grimes releases the WHITE PAPER ON JOINT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. It proposes establishing a Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Management Board.
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| June 4, 2003 |
- DFO announces a Temporary Fisheries Income (TFI) program for fishers and plant workers who have exhausted their EI benefits following the closure of the three cod fisheries. The program will be in place from April 27 to Sept. 6, 2003.
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| June 18, 2003 |
- Canada, along with Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Russian Federation and Norway sign on to an agreement that will allow fisheries officers to take action against rogue vessels suspected of overfishing.
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| June 18, 2003 |
- Minister Thibault announces a 3 year, $500,000 collaborative science initiative in the northern Gulf and the continuation of the groundfish sentinel fishery in the Gulf.
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| June 20, 2003 |
- The Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans releases its report STRADDLING FISH STOCKS IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC. It recommends that the Coastal State be accorded greater say in the decision making on stocks which straddle its 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
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| July 7, 2003 |
- DFO announces that a recreational groundfish fishery will run from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15 in 3Ps. The number of cod a person is permitted to catch is reduced to 15.
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| July 21, 2003 |
- Minister Thibault announces a 3 year, $545,000 collaborative research initiative in southern and eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. The program will complement the Groundfish Sentinel Program.
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| July 24, 2003 |
- Gerry Byrne announces changes to the transitional fishery income (TFI) program making funds accessible to more fishermen and plant workers affected by April's closure of the cod fishery.
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| August 12, 2003 |
- The Federal and Newfoundland governments agree to work jointly on a "rebuilding and recovery" program for cod. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Action Team for Cod Recovery is created with a mandate to develop a stock recovery and long-term management strategy for the four major cod stocks adjacent to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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| November 6, 2003 |
- Trevor Taylor becomes Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
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