Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) is a standing committee of the Canadian House of Commons, founded in the 35th Parliament.

Mandate

• The mandate and management of Department of Fisheries and Oceans and its subsidiary agencies:
  • The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
  • The Atlantic Fisheries Licence Appeal Board
  • The Pacific Region Licence Appeal Board
• Closed Containment Salmon Aquaculture
• Snow Crab Industry in Atlantic Canada and Quebec

Membership

Party		Member	District
	Liberal	Scott Simms, Chair	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, NL
	Liberal	Pat Finnigan	Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
	Liberal	Ken Hardie	Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC
	Liberal	Bernadette Jordan	South Shore—St. Margarets, NS
	Liberal	Ken McDonald	Avalon, NL
	Liberal	Bobby Morrissey	Egmont, PE
	Conservative	Robert Sopuck, Vice-Chair	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB
	Conservative	Mel Arnold	North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	Chilliwack—Hope, BC
	New Democratic Party	Fin Donnelly, Vice-Chair	New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SFOP)

References

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO)