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Southern Resident Killer Whale Symposium

October 10-12, 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia

What We Heard Report

ANNEX: SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

Oct 10, 2017 Technical Session 1: Contaminants and the Food Web
Chair: Dr. Peter Ross, Vancouver Aquarium
Technical Session 2: Noise and Disturbance
Chair: Dr. Kate Moran, Ocean Networks Canada
Technical Session 3: Prey Availability
Chair: Dr. Brian Riddell, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Technical Session 4: Integrative Dialogue Session
Chair: Christianne Wilhelmson, Georgia Strait Alliance
Oct 11, 2017 Welcome and Opening Coast Salish Remarks
Welcome from the Province of British Columbia
The Honourable Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture
Symposium Address
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Setting The Stage For The Symposium: Government of Canada Overview
Natasha Rascanin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Transport Canada
Lessons Learned While Addressing The Three Key Threats
Panelist: Lynne Barre, SRKW Recovery Coordinator, United States National Oceanographic Administration (NOAA)
Panelist: Orla Robinson, Program Manager, Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program, Port of Vancouver
Panelist: Dr. Andjela Knezevic-Stevanovic, Metro Vancouver
Keynote Address: SRKW Ecology
Dr. John Ford, University of British Columbia
First Nations Review of Linkages Between Threats
Panelist: Dr. Teresa Ryan, Tsimshian Nation
Panelist: Tim Kulchyski, Cowichan Tribes
Panelist: Carleen Thomas, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Panelist: Ray Harris, Stz’uminus First Nation
Oct 12, 2017 Call to Action
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport
Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Review Outcomes of Technical Sessions
Path Forward
Panelist: Serge Buy, Canadian Ferry Association
Panelist: Christina Burridge, BC Seafood Alliance
Panelist: Robert Lewis-Manning, BC Chamber of Shipping
Panelist: Dr. John Ford, University of British Columbia
Panelist: Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, Vancouver Aquarium
Panelist: Dr. Andrew Trites, University of British Columbia
Panelist: Dan Kukat, Pacific Whale Watch Association
Panelist: Dr. Teresa Ryan, Tsimshian Nation
Symposium Summary and Thank You
Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary, Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Trevor Swerdfager, Senior ADM, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Closing Coast Salish Remarks
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