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Canadv INF CEANS 1"i/1420W of iziwiories Ocaons Library P 30 194 VolumeNF 2 - Number 9 JUNE -JULY 1999 .400€440.0411•,10. *t des TTAWA \\Ltrnbof ar-k Taeo‘-‘ke--el as= Pu_ g uik CE The Laurentian Region Bulletin s_k-pkey,-‘ber d len 1 www.qc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca ) o - \-,t-tkl A \ck HERB DHALIWAL, NEW MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS fporfair "144A-1244-c4i4es Minister of Fisheries was a member of the Team Canada Trade Mission to India and also took part in n August 3, the Prime Minister of Canada parliamentary delegations to Cuba, the UNESCO and announced the appointment of the Beijing. Honourable Herb Dhaliwal, formerly Minister of Revenue, as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. His Born in Pendjab, India in 1952, Mr. Dhaliwal has predecessor, David Anderson, has been appointed three children. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Minister of the Environment, while Doctor Gilbert degree and has more than 25 years of experience in Normand has been appointed Secretary of State for the public sector and the private sector, where he Science, Research and Development. directed small businesses in the fields of transporta- Mr. Dhaliwal was first elected to the House of tion, building maintenance and real estate develop- Commons in 1993, representing the riding of ment. The Minister also held the position of Vice- Vancouver South, and was re-elected in 1997 to rep- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the British resent the new riding of Vancouver-South-Burnaby. Columbia Hydro and Power Authority after chairing In addition to serving as Parliamentary Secretary to this organization's budget and audit committees. the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Mr. Dhaliwal sat Mr. Dhaliwal has played an active role in a number of on the Steering Committee and the Standing social organizations, including the United Way, the Committee on Fisheries and Oceans as well as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the India Standing Committee on Finance. He also served as Cultural Centre of Canada and the Orientation vice-chair of the Task Force on Aquaculture. The new Adjustment Services for the Immigrants Society. TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE NAVIGATION STRATEGY fravoi.:7614-494.fe4:46, adopted a primary goal: the development and establishment of a sustainable navi- gation strategy. This should enable the St. Lawrence to be developed in a sustain- aunched in June 1998, Phase 3 of the St. Lawrence Vision 2000 action plan able manner and promote co-operation between all parties concerned. The types focusses on human and ecosystem health, and promotes community develop such a strategy are varied and require improving our involvement in making the river more accessible. This five-year agreement of actions required to knowledge about the environmental impacts of various types of shipping and boat- brings together nine federal government departments; three Quebec government ing, making the discussion of such knowledge more dynamic and broad-based, set- departments; community organizations, including the areas of prime concern (ZIP) ting up initiatives for consultation and co-operation, implementing concrete actions committees; an advisory committee; and representatives from the private sector and to create optimal conditions for achieving projects and establishing follow up on ini- universities. tiatives and evaluation of results. SLV 2000, which has achieved undeniably positive results over the last ten years, In recent years, specialists have begun the first stage of research on the socio-eco- now includes a shipping and boating component. The committee responsible for nomic and environmental impacts of shipping and boating on the St. Lawrence. this component includes 18 members from government departments, non-govern- Scattered data and knowledge have been compiled, but researchers have not yet mental organizations and the marine industry. It is co-chaired by Gervais Bouchard taken the pulse of those presently working in the marine industry. This is why the from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Jerome Faivre from Transport Quebec, and next step for the shipping and boating component of SLV 2000 will be to ask indus- brings together, notably, representatives from the Montreal Port Corporation, the try members to comment on these unpublished reports in view of their knowledge Corporation des pilotes du Saint-Laurent central, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the Quebec Marine Trade Association and the St. Lawrence Economic of the context. Development Council. Finally, the sustainable navigation strategy will be refined and submitted for further consultations. This will enable us to implement a strategy for managing the St. The shipping and boating component was added in response to the need, recog- Lawrence shipping channel while taking into account the concerns of all those who nized by the marine transportation industry, to adopt an approach that takes into account the close relations between shipping, the environment and the state of the use it. St. Lawrence. It was also felt that it was essential to share information and engage For more information or to send us comments about this initiative, you can write in rational discussions. Indeed, both the marine transportation industry and the to the Volet Navigation Secretariat, Canadian Coast Guard, Laurentian Region, 101 ports must now deal with increasingly complex environmental issues, principal Champlain Blvd., Quebec City QC G1K 7Y7. examples of which are the management of sediment, sion. -0 n14 However, in order to address all these specific issues in a comprenensive manner C) and to discuss them in a broader context, the shipping and boating component has m BELUGA STRANDINGS IN THE ESTUARY H AND GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE C 0 Vivitre I/falai C 0) dentists at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute (MLI) are seeking the gener- al public's assistance in reporting beluga carcasses that wash up on the cn m shores of the estuary or the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Beluga strandings may H occur during the period from ice breakup in spring to ice formation in mid- m December. On July 30, Marcel Boudreau, Senior Advisor, Resource Management; Jean-Claude arg The public is invited to report sightings of stranded or drifting beluga carcasses as Boivin, Regional Director, Fisheries Management, and Marcel Therien, Regional a) promptly as possible by phoning (418) 775-0500. This telephone service will be - Director, Communications held a briefing in Gaspe to set the record straight concern- (p available 24 hours a day. Callers are asked to give their names and phone num- ing Quebec's historical share of the southern Gulf cod fishery. Around fifteen journal- co bers so they can be contacted afterward to obtain additional details. ists from Gaspe, Sept Iles and the Magdalen Islands attended, either in person or via a 6 conference call. -n 0 Fisheries and Oceans Peches et Oceans 1+1 Canada Canada CanadV INF CEANS LIMITED COMMERCIAL COD FISHERY - AREA 4RS 3PN Ifora goad-eaa • Boats between 50 and 64 feet in length based in 4T can use up to 5,000 hooks and will be limited to 10,000 lbs per sailing, once every two weeks when on a "theries and Oceans Canada, Laurentian Region announced details of the cod fishery conservation plan for the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (4RS competitive fishery. 3Pn) for the 1999 fishing season, as approved by the former Fisheries • Mobile-gear vessels longer than 65 feet can fish with hook and line only, the num- Minister David Anderson. ber of hooks being at each boat's discretion. • Only a limited fixed-gear commercial fishery will be authorized in this sector. • Cod bycatch for mobile-gear vessels will be deducted from fleet shares. • TAC are set at 7,500 tons. Monitoring of landings • A 400-ton allocation is granted to sentinel fishermen. • Mandatory 100% dockside inspection will be implemented. Fishers must land • Season opening and closing dates will be set according to sector and fleet fishing their catches at ports where dockside inspection services are available. plans. Observers at sea Gear • Monitoring of the commercial fishery at sea is a major component of our conser- • In 4R 3Pn, boats less than 65 feet long will be entitled to 6 gill nets or 2,000 hooks vation-oriented harvesting plan. Therefore, the industry is required to accept and and a weekly catch limit of 5,000 lbs, with seasonal breakdowns. pay for a minimum observer coverage of 5% aboard vessels. • In 4S, where a part (10%) of the fixed-gear allocation can be taken, boats can use Logs 25 gill nets. The authorized mesh size is 5 1/2 inches, increasing to 6 inches as of • Fishers in charge of vessels of 45 feet and longer are required to complete logs. May 15, 2000. • The mobile-gear fleet of vessels under 65 feet based in 4ST/4Vn (excluding the Quebec Lower North Shore) can fish with hook and line only. Y2K ON WATER tions by considering the risk posed by equipment failure. The greater the risk, the higher the item should be on your priority list. The next step is to check with manu- isheries and Oceans Canada has just published a series of three facturers, vendors and service providers whether the hardware and software are Time to act, which deal with Year 2000 brochure entitled Year 2000 compliant, remembering to ask for written confir- issues and fishers, the marine industry and recreation- mation. Finally, it is wise to be proactive by preparing a con- al boaters. These publications are part of the tools the tingency plan, by ensuring that your family members and Department has developed in keeping with the federal gov- your employees are ready and by sharing the information ernment commitment to inform the general public about the you have collected with other boat owners and operators.
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