Media advisory: Government of Canada Partners with Ocean Wise to Amplify the Voice of Young Professionals at IMPAC5

From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Media advisory

Vancouver, British Columbia – The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce a partnership with Ocean Wise that will amplify youth voices at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) which takes place next month in Vancouver. Minister Murray will be joined by representatives from the IMPAC5 Secretariat and Ocean Wise.

Speakers will include:

• The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Lasse Gustavsson, President and CEO of Ocean Wise
• Sabine Jessen, IMPAC5 Executive Director, International Engagement and Communications
• Magena Warrior, IMPAC5 Young Professionals Committee member

Date: January 16, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. PST

Location: Ocean Wise Head Office, 101-440 Cambie St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2N5

Media will be able to ask speakers questions following the announcement.

To attend the announcement, please register in advance by email: media.pac@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

Media planning to attend the event via teleconference must register with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Pacific Region Media Relations at media.pac@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. A confirmation email containing the link and instructions for participating will be provided exclusively to media representatives who have registered.

Contacts

Matthew Dillon
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
613-992-3474
Matthew.Dillon@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-990-7537
Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Ben Stanford
Communications Manager
IMPAC5 Secretariat
604-347-8754
Benjamin.Stanford@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Rosemary Newton
Communications Specialist
Ocean Wise
604-358-3444
Rosemary.Newton@ocean.org

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