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Services Section


ROLE OF THE SERVICES SECTION:

  • Provide advice and assistance to clients regarding maintenance of fish quality and the production of top quality seafood products.
  • Inspection efforts focus on enforcing regulations under the PEI Fish Inspection Act and the PEI Fisheries Act.
  • The following types of licenses are issued: fish processing (primary, secondary, lobster cookroom, groundfish), fish buying and fish peddling.
  • Compile and analyse statistics on all aspects of the fishing industry, including landings and values, production, imports and exports and other related information.
  • Responsible for the dead mammal removal program from the Island's shore line.
  • Responsible for the management and maintenance of shellfish launching sites around PEI.
Licensing
Administers processing, buying and peddling licenses under the PEI Fisheries Act Regulations.
Statistics
Compilation and analysis of statistics on all aspects of the fishing industry.
Quality Management Project
Information about the Quality Management Project initiated in 1999 to assist PEI seafood processors.
Seafood Products Directory Searchable Database
This tool allows you to search the current Seafood Product Directory. This directory is an alphabetical listing of company names, as well as contact persons and products processed by species. You may also view an alphabetical listing of all companies and contacts in the directory.
Go To...Programs and Services
to view applicable funding programs and services offered.


Services Section Staff (alphabetical)
Gavin, Floyd - Processing Technician
Kerr, Edith - Processing Technician
Murphy, Lloyd - Manager of Services
Trainor, Parnell - Program and Statistics Officer

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