Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments to Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act regarding habitat protection
- Amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act and the link to triggering environmental assessments
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act with respect to hydropower developments, with a focus on river diversion or run-of-river hydropower
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency regarding the Health of Animals Act and Fish Health Regulations under the Fisheries Act
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Protection of wild salmon from the impacts of salmon farming, with a particular focus on parasite and disease transfer to wild populations
Policies or Program
- Implementation of Canada's Policy for the Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Allocation Policy for Pacific Salmon; DFO’s Salmonid Enhancement Program; DFO’s Policy for Selective Fishing in Canada’s Pacific Fisheries
- Implementation of recommendations from the Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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House of Commons
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Watershed Watch Salmon Society’s mission is to catalyze efforts to protect and restore BC’s wild salmon. Through scientific expertise, strategic alliances, and outreach programs Watershed Watch identifies threats to salmon and prompts action to help them.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Craig Orr,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Watershed Watch is not a member based organization. It has a small staff and Board of Directors.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2013-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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$11,069.72
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1037 Madore Avenue
Coquitlam, BC V3K 3B7
Canada
Telephone number:
604-936-9474
Fax number:
604-936-5150
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Aaron Hill,
Ecologist |
No public offices held
- Craig Orr,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Stan Proboszcz,
Fisheries Biologist |
No public offices held
