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Closed Consultation

Organizing Committee, ENGO-DFO Joint Workshop on Fish Habitat

When: Leading up to the November 2007 National Workshop
Where: Teleconference & e-mail

The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) selected two (2) ENGO representatives to participate in the Organizing Committee for a joint ENGO-DFO Workshop on Fish Habitat. This workshop was proposed as the result of a meeting of the RCEN-DFO National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee (NFHCC) on Feb. 23, 2007.

The selected ENGO delegates were:

The Organizing Committee also included Susanna Fuller of the Ecology Action Center and a DFO representative, both of whom are members of the ENGO-DFO National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee. The two-day workshop was held in fall 2007.

The goals of the workshop were:

  • To improve ENGO understanding of how science is used in DFO decision making;
  • To identify research priorities for DFO Centers of Expertise;
  • To explore the science basis of DFO Risk Management approaches.

For more information, please contact Leela Ramachandran, National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223 or visit the RCEN Website for information on the ENGO-DFO National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee.

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