The Board and CYFN will be hosting an information session tonight, Feb. 18 at 7 pm, Yukon Inn on the new Fisheries Protection Provisions under the Fisheries Act.
DFO representatives will be presenting:
- The Fisheries Protection Policy Statement, which sets out the vision and the guiding principles for the administration of the Fisheries Protection Provisions of the amended Fisheries Act;
- An Applicant’s Guide to Submitting an Application for Authorization under Paragraph 35(2)(b) of the Fisheries Act;
- Guidance documents including the Fisheries Productivity Investment Policy: A proponent’s guide to offsetting, and
- Guidance for the Application of the Transitional Provisions for Ministerial Authorizations.
