CHAIRMAN

Mr. Jean Guy d'Entremont, Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia
Jean Guy d’Entremont was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on March 23, 1961. He currently resides in West Pubnico with his wife and three sons. Jean Guy graduated from St. Anne du Ruisseau High School in 1979 and joined his father, uncle, and three cousins in the fish business. Jean Guy is currently President and owner of Scotia Harvest Seafoods Inc. as well as President and part-owner of Marro Management Inc.

At age 23, Jean Guy skippered an inshore dragger and fished extensively in the Bay of Fundy, Scotian Shelf, and out around Sable Island. He successfully completed his Fishing Masters Class 4 course in 1987. After seven years as skipper, he regained a position on shore to help coordinate the fleet of 5 vessels once the ITQ system was put in place.

In 1994, Jean Guy initiated the work to develop the Joint Industry/DFO ITQ groundfish survey that has been ongoing since 1995.

Jean Guy was one of the original six fishermen that first sat down to develop a Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations in which the consensus code was adopted in 1998.

In 1998, he was appointed to the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council by the Federal Minister of Fisheries. In 2002, the Minister appointed Jean Guy vice-Chair of the Council and as Chairman in November 2003.

In 2000, Jean Guy’s peers appointed him Co-Chair of the North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Council Steering Committee. His duties have been co-chairing the 2nd and 3rd North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Conferences; in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in November of 2000, and on June 9-11, 2003 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The North Atlantic Responsible Fishing Council Steering Committee has the duty to promote responsible fishing practices across the North Atlantic.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Mr. Gabe Gregory, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador
Mr. Gregory holds a B.Comm from Memorial University of Newfoundland and is a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Gregory has had a long career in senior management within the fishing industry in Newfoundland and is currently employed as a senior executive with the Quinlan Group of Companies. He has extensive experience working with independent harvesting enterprises, the offshore groundfish and shellfish industry, and in the processing sector throughout Atlantic Canada. As an independent fisheries consultant, he has been extensively involved in reviewing and providing advice to industry and government on restructuring the shrimp industry in Newfoundland . Mr. Gregory has been an active member of several Industry Associations and is currently Chair of the Canadian Center for Fisheries Innovation.

MEMBERS

Mr. John Angel, Bedford, Nova Scotia
Mr. John Angel graduated from Mount Allison University with a B.Sc. in 1967 and from Dalhousie Law School with a LL.B. in 1982. He worked with the federal Department of Justice before moving to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans as head of legal and regulatory affairs in 1983. His last position in government was as Regional Director of Fisheries Management for the Scotia-Fundy Region.

Mr. Angel recently retired from the post of Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Prawn Producers, a trade association representing offshore northern shrimp interests in Eastern Canada .

He continues to provide consulting services to the Nova Scotia fishing industry through his firm, Angel Consulting Services, located in St. Margaret’s Bay, Nova Scotia.

Gerard Chidley, Renews, Newfoundland & Labrador
Mr. Chidley holds a Fishing Masters Class I and an ON1 / Intermediate Voyage Certificate. He is owner and co-Captain of Multi-Species F/V Atlantic Champion and Ocean Alliance. He has a long history and extensive experience within the fishing industry as an Advisory Group Industry Representative on groundfish, pelagics and shellfish. He has served as ICCAT Commissioner, Crab Committee Chair and as an Inshore Council member on the FFAW. He is presently serving as NL ALPAC representative; CMAC member; NSAC member, Chair of the 3L Shrimp Committee as well as member of the Executive Board and Chair of the Harvesting Board of CCFI. Mr. Chidley is also a board member of One Ocean.

Mr. Chidley is continuously involved with the promotion of conservation, sustainability, and responsible fishing. He is an avid promoter of education, professionalism and safety within the Industry. Mr. Chidley is actively involved with the many task forces and reviews for restructuring the fishing industry.

Dr. Omer Chouinard, Moncton, New Brunswick

Guy Cormier, Cap-Pélé, New Brunswick
Guy Cormier – Fisher and environmentalist from Cap Pelé, NB. He was president of the Union of Maritime Fishermen (UMF) from 1981 to 1985 and vice president from 1985-1989. Mr. Cormier is also one of the founding members of the Canadian Council of Professional Fishermen. He is currently president of local 2 of the UMF. Mr. Cormier sits on many councils of which the FRCC is but one. He has also worked with Oxfam Canada, in Nicaragua, teaching local coastal fishermen Canadian techniques.

Mr. Cormier was one of the first to openly denounce the poaching within the industry and the pollution of the coastline. He is recognized as a leader among the Maritime fishing community for his interest and devotion to the rights of coastal fishermen and the protection of the resource.

Ms. Shelley Denny, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia

Shelley Denny currently holds the position of Biologist and Research Coordinator for the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) for the past year. Formerly the Science Program Manager of Eskasoni Fish & Wildlife Commission (EFWC) between 2000 and 2004, she was responsible for developing research projects that would aid in improving resource management in the Bras d'Or Lakes. Her responsibilities remained the same with UINR. Many of UINR’s projects utilize the technical expertise, field equipment and laboratory currently housed at EFWC.

Her experience in fisheries ecology and research has evolved over the past decade. Shelley has been involved in research projects in the Bras d'Or Lakes to collect scientific data on species such as herring, lobster, oyster, mackerel, gaspereau, eel, and marine environmental quality. One of her first research projects utilized both scientific data and traditional knowledge to implement improved management measures to restrict herring that spawn in the Bras d'Or Lakes. Shelley continues to provide mentorship and guidance for other on-going projects to EFWC by keeping her office in the same building.

She was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships in 2006 after completing her Master of Science from St. F.X University in 2006. Two awards of which she is especially proud of are the Donald Marshall Memorial Award and Scholarship that recognizes the achievement and leadership of youth in the Mi’kmaw territory, and the Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship, one of three scholarships given to Aboriginal women across Canada that recognizes their accomplishments while maintaining community involvement.

She was the first Aboriginal to serve on the Department of Fisheries & Oceans Science Advisory Council and recently finished her three-year term. She was recently elected as a member of the Board of Directors for CASTS (Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society).

She has been featured in BEAHR Environment Careers, SAY (Spirit of Aboriginal Youth) Magazine and Seventh Generation television segment.

Like many others, Shelley sees first hand the necessity to have more Aboriginals enrolled in science or technology programs. From 1998-1999, she coordinated and provided tutoring services for Cape Breton University’s Mi’kmaw Science Advantage Program (MSAP). This program was instrumental in providing the opportunity and academic assistance that encouraged and maintained students in their first year of a Science or Technology program.

She was raised in Chapel Island First Nation and currently resides in Eskasoni with her husband and two children.

Dr. Brad de Young, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Dr. Brad de Young is a professor at Memorial University in St. John's. He completed a PhD in Physical Oceanography at UBC.

Dr. de Young's research centers on the observation and modeling of physical and biological process in the ocean. Most of his work has been in the Northwest Atlantic with a primary focus on the Newfoundland shelf. He is a co-author of a comprehensive review and analysis of the state of Canadian marine fisheries in their environmental, biological and socio-economic context. He has worked on understanding living marine organisms from plankton to cod trying to determine their dynamics and dependence on the ocean environment. He has published more than 71 papers and reports.

Mr. Douglas Johnston, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Mr. Johnston has been involved with the Canadian fisheries for over 30 years. Over the years he has represented various levels of governments in the management of aquatic resources. His vast experience also includes participation in the free trade negotiations, the pulp and paper industry and the agricultural sector.

Mr. Jean-Jacques Maguire, Sillery, Quebec
Mr. Maguire is a scientist who is currently a consultant with Halieutikos Inc. He has vast national and international experience in evaluation of fish stocks and stock management. He has also occupied various positions in the science sector of Fisheries and Oceans Canada between 1977 and 1995.

Mr. Donald Walker, Shigawake, Quebec

Mr. Walker has been working in the fishery for almost 30 years in the Baie des Chaleurs. In addition to his primary lobster fishery, he actively fishes for rock crab, herring and mackerel.

For almost 20 years, Mr. Walker has been involved as a sub-area representative, vice-president and, in the past few years, president of the Regroupement des pêcheurs professionnels du sud de la Gaspésie (RPPSG).

Mr. Walker has always been involved in implementing conservation measures, especially in the lobster fishery following the FRCC’s 1995 report.

Since 2003, he has also been involved in various conservation measures affecting the exploratory rock crab fishery, including proposed escape devices for by-catches.

Mr. Walker is very familiar with the workings of the inshore fishery in the southern Gulf and has a thorough understanding of the dynamics between the main players involved.

As president of RPPSG, he plays a major role in conservation measures for inshore species and takes responsibility for the 125 members of his organization.

Finally, DFO recognizes Mr. Walker’s leadership qualities, as he often leads by example and continues to be a proud partner in the Gaspésie Bas-Saint-Laurent area and the Quebec region.

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
From the Department of Fisheries and Oceans:

Mr. Andrew Cooper, Research Science, Marine Ecology.

Mme. Louise Gendron, Biologist, Marine Invertebrates Biology and Conservation.

Mr. Barry Rashotte, Associate Director General,Fisheries Management.

Mr. Marc Vachon, Senior Advisor, Intergovernmental Affairs.

From the Provincial Governments and Territories:

Mr. Wayne Lynch, Nunavut.
Mr. Lynch is the territorial representative for Nunavut.

Mr. Tom Dooley, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mr. Dooley is the provincial representative for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Mr. Joseph LaBelle, Province of New Brunswick.
Mr. LaBelle is the provincial representative for the province of New Brunswick.

Mr. David MacEwen, Province of Prince Edward Island.
Mr. MacEwen is the provincial representative for the province of Prince Edward Island.

Mr. Yvon Forest, Province of Quebec.
Mr. Forest is the provincial representative for the province of Quebec.

Mr. Clary Reardon, Province of Nova Scotia.
Mr. Reardon is the provincial representative for the province of Nova Scotia.