BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS--(Marketwired - March 7, 2016) - The Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will be meeting with Canadian seafood industry representatives and provincial and territorial counterparts at the 2016 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts.
Minister Tootoo will hold a media availability/teleconference about Canada's efforts to showcase our fish and seafood industry and its importance to the Canadian economy, as well as efforts to expand market access.
Minister Tootoo will be joined by Ruth Salmon, Executive Director of Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance and Michelle Boudreau, President of Fisheries Council of Canada.
| Date: | Monday, March 7, 2016 |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Location: | Room 207, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center |
NOTE: All media planning to participate in the teleconference are required to pre-register by calling 613-990-7537 or emailing Media.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca before 1:30 p.m. (EST).
Pre-registered media are requested to call-in 15 minutes prior to the start of the teleconference.
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Contact Information:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-668-7702
Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mike Murphy
Director of Communications
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
613-992-3474