Media Advisory - Technical Briefing on study of Socio-economic Risk of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes

BURLINGTON, ON, March 12, 2019 /CNW/ - Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Invasive Species Centre will host a webinar and technical summary of the completed Socio-Economic Risk Assessment Of The Presence Of Grass Carp In The Great Lakes Basin. The study's author will present findings and provide a summary of the potential economic impact to Canada and the US of the establishment of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes. Representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission will also be present.

        

Date:	Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time:	2:45 p.m. EDT

Webinar details: Media planning to participate are required to register by calling [phone] or emailing [email protected] by 1:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

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Jocelyn Lubczuk, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-548-7863, [email protected]; Media Relations: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, [email protected]