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FFAW-Unifor's Response to the Potential Addition of Lumpfish to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA)

January 18, 2024

Today, January 18, 2024, FFAW-Unifor issued its response to the Potential Addition of Lumpfish to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The letter was addressed to William McGillivray, Regional Director General for Newfoundland and Labrador at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and was also received by the following list of cc’s:

Honourable Gudie Hutchings, MP for Long Range Mountains
Honourable Seamus O’Regan, MP for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl
MP Churence Rogers, MP for Bonavista-Burin-Trinity
MP Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon
MP Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador
MP Joanne Thompson, MP for St. John’s East
MP Clifford Small, MP for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, and Agriculture NL
Helen Griffiths, Regional Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Shawna Powell, A/Section Head, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL LETTER