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The 2018 Big Splash and Conference – November 22

Annual Industry Policy Conference – Vancouver, BC

On Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, the SFI held its Annual Industry Policy Conference at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The theme was Finding Common Ground. The agenda and many of the presentations are now posted;

2018 SFI Conference Agenda – Finding Common Ground

Minister Wilkinson’s video remarks as provided to the SFI Conference

Vision 2021

A supporting document: During Minister Wilkinson’s remarks he referenced the Vision as developed by the SFAB, the SFI and others in the recreational fishing community. The 2021 Vision Executive Summary provides the plan to appropriately fund actions both by the department and the sector to maximize benefits to be gained from a healthy, vibrant and sustainable recreational fishery in British Columbia.

International Year of the Salmon

SPEAKER: Dr. Vladimir Radchenko, Executive Director,

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Pacific Salmon Foundation

SPEAKER: Dr. Brian Riddell, President and CEO

BC Wild Salmon Strategy

SPEAKER: Ali Witter, Wild Salmon Secretariat, Office of the Premier

BC Wildlife Federation – The Heart of the Fraser

SPEAKER: Al Martin, Director of Strategic Initiatives

Wild Salmon Forever

SPEAKER: Dr. John Madden, Wild Salmon Forever

Fishing BC Program update

SPEAKER: Matt Jennings, BC Fishing Resort and Outfitters Association and Fishing BC

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Rockfish Update

SPEAKER: Carole Eros, Recreational Fisheries Coordinator

State of the Salmon Environmental Conditions informing 2019 Returns

Preliminary 2019 Salmon Outlook

SPEAKER: Sue Grant, Salmon Program Head,

Regional Ecosystem Effects on Fish & Fisheries Section

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – SRKW and SARA

SPEAKER: Neil Davis, Director, Resource Management

PINNIPEDS AND KILLER WHALES

SPEAKER: Dr. Andrew Trites, Professor and Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit,

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of BC

Please note: while Dr. Trites conference presentation is not currently available, you may find this recent presentation interesting. It includes some of the materials and information that was shared at the SFI conference:

Big Splash Gala Fundraiser

We were pleased to host our 20^th Annual Big Splash Gala Fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, BC on Thursday November 22^nd, 2018.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS:

Introduced at the SFI Annual Conference on November 23, 2017, this video, narrated by Dave Babych, was produced for the SFI by Mike Bemister, SFI Board Member and Northwest Creative.

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