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The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans issued a Press Release regarding the 2004 Recreational Fisheries Awards.
REGAN ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF THE 2004 RECREATIONAL FISHERIES AWARDS
OTTAWA, February 25, 2004 – The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the recipients of Canada's 2004 Recreational Fisheries Awards. The awards are presented to Canadian individuals and organizations in recognition of their work in protecting and enhancing recreational fisheries and their habitat, and encouraging increased recreational fishing opportunities, tourism and development.
"I would like to commend each of the award winners for volunteering so much of their time and effort towards ensuring a viable and healthy recreational fishery in Canada," said Minister Regan.
Created in 1989 by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Recreational Fisheries Awards recognize outstanding work undertaken to conserve and develop recreational fisheries and the habitat on which they depend. The awards are presented annually to recipients by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland (SAEN), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. This non-profit volunteer organization is dedicated to the enhancement and improved management of the province's salmonid population. Formed in 1979, the SAEN educates the public on the value of salmonid resources and works in partnership with government agencies to improve fish stocks. They were the first non-profit community group in Atlantic Canada to undertake the stocking of a river which historically did not have a naturalized population of Atlantic salmon. As a result of such work, two Newfoundland rivers have seen a rise in salmon population.
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