Proceedings

The proceedings of the DFO-ENGO Workshop: Collaboration on Fish Habitat, held in Calgary, Alberta, on February 4-5, describes the workshop purpose, summarizes the seven presentations, and describes the the collaboration opportunities that workshop participants identified. You can find the Workshop Agenda in Appendix A. Appendix B lists the workshop participants and their email contact information. Appendix C is a summary of recommendations from the national-level workshop.

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Appendix D is a separate document to provide the terms of reference for the National Fish Habit Coordinating Committee.

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Presentations

1. National Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee — Background
   Cliff Wallis provides the history of the National ENGO-DFO Fish Habitat Coordinating Committee and relationship to this regional initiative.
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2. Overview of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) Habitat Management Program (HMP)
   Ernie Watson, standing in for Julie Dahl, provides an overview of DFO's mandate and its habitat management program.
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3. Overview of Habitat Compliance Management
   Ernie Watson describes DFO's Habitat Compliance Decision Framework.
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4. Collaboration for Enhanced Fish Habitat Management — Program Examples
   Sheena Majewski describes DFO's collaboration initiatives to enhance fish habitat in the Prairies and British Columbia.
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5. Overview of the First Nations (AB) Technical Services Advisory Group (TSAG)
   Denise Verreault describes TSAG's mandate and fish habitat program and collaboration initiatives.
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Next Steps

The co-chairs, Kim and Cliff, translated our discussion of collaboration opportunities into a workplan that clearly outlines next steps, accountable parties, target dates, and desired outcomes for each follow-up initiative.

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