Speakers
For a more detailed agenda, including a schedule of events for each day, please click on the download link to the left.
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Keynote - Dr. Jeremy Jackson, Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Keynote - Rick Steiner, Professor and Conservation Specialist, University of Alaska Marine Advisory Program
Marine Planning Initiatives
Ernie Gladstone, Superintendent, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Bruce Sieffert, Director, Land and Marine Resources, Province of BC
Averil Lamont, PNCIMA Coordinator, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
TBA, Council of the Haida Nation
Fishing
Diane Brown, Traditional food gatherer/medicinal practitioner
Lindsey Doerksen, Commercial Fisherman
George Cuthbert, West Coast Resorts
Leandre Vigneault, local fishing/ecotour operator
Fisheries Product Development
Colleen Marks, Local fish processor, Albion Fisheries Ltd.
Brian Kingzett, Deep Bay Field Station Manager, Centre for Shellfish Research, Vancouver Island University
Quentin Fong, Seafood Marketing Specialist, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program
Marine Energy & Transportation
Matt Burns, Vice President of Operations, Naikun Wind Energy Group
Chris Picard, North Coast Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society
Jacques Morin, Independent Energy Consultant
Marine Tourism & Education
Barb Rowsell, Local Tourism Operator, Anvil Cove Charters
Anna Gajda or TBA, Backcountry Management Coordinator, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
and Haida Heritage Site
Dr. Ross Klein, Author and Professor of Social Work, Memorial University, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Anne Stewart, Outreach Coordinator, Bamfield Marine Station