Eastport MPA Steering Committee

The Eastport MPA Steering Committee is intended to provide Fisheries and Oceans Canada with insight and assistance as it relates to the proposed MPA.  Although the Federal Government, through the Oceans Act, has the legislative authority to undertake measures related to MPAs, collaboration, consultation and stakeholder participation are extremely important principles that are strongly advocated in this process.  The MPA Steering Committee considers the implications for the local area, and makes recommendations to the Federal Government.  Some of these recommendations have in fact become part of the legislation created specifically for the Eastport MPAs.

Each MPA is unique, and each MPA Steering Committee will also have a degree of uniqueness which reflects the nature of the region for which MPA status is being proposed.  The Eastport MPA Steering Committee has three levels of participants:

• Stakeholders who are directly affected by the MPA and are active, voting members.

• Stakeholders who are not directly affected by the MPA but may be able to provide advice and assistance to the MPA Steering Committee are ex-officio members.  Ex-officio members attend most meetings of the MPA Steering Committee.

• Stakeholders who are interested resource persons or agencies.  These stakeholders are not likely to attend many meetings of the MPA Steering Committee, but are kept informed with minutes and any forthcoming information through mail, fax or e-mail lists.

Wade Turner of the Eastport Peninsula Lobster Protection Committee (the sponsor of the Eastport MPA proposal) and Helen Griffiths, Oceans Biologist - MPA Program of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, are currently the co-chairs of the Eastport MPA Steering Committee.  Follow this link for a list of persons associated with the Eastport MPA Steering Committee and their contact information.  To find out more about the Eastport MPA, you can contact Wade or Helen.

Contact Information

Telephone

Wade Turner, EPLPC:  709-677-3130

Helen Griffiths, MPA Program, DFO: 709-772-8312  *

FAX

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (St. John's, NL): 709-772-3578

Postal address

EPLPC: Site 8A, Box 21 Eastport, NL Canada A0G 1Z0

DFO: P. O. Box 5667, St. John's, NL  A1C 5X1

Electronic mail

General Information: nfmpas@yahoo.ca

Webmaster: webmaster@eastportmpa.com
 

MPA Coordinator

Vicky Hammond
MPA Coordinator, Eastport/Leading Tickles
P.O. Box 21 Site 5
Eastport, NL 
A0G 1Z0
Phone: (709) 677-2486
E-mail: nfmpas@yahoo.ca

* Annette Power is currently on leave